OBJECT A, 57424

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OBJECT A, 57424 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 23 Jul 2023 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier
57424, 2023-104A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNSXAK/CUMT (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
AS, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2023-07-23 (2 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.363 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 57424U 23104A   25186.55824448  .00008126  00000-0  28328-3 0  9997
2 57424  97.3122 254.9467 0007546 275.6675  84.3705 15.29869757108954
Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:23:52.323Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
130.18413°
Altitude
478.804 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 59m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-19.5775°
Longitude
-52.05958°
Altitude
482.457 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 05m 35s
Apparent Declination
-41° 11' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:03:09
Azimuth
247.75° W
Elevation
-44.899°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
478.32 km
Perigee altitude
467.98 km
Semi-major axis
6,851.287 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.3122°
RAAN
254.9467°
Arg. of periapsis
275.6675°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
84.3705°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82723 °/min
Orbital period
94.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00028328
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4 mins2025-07-06 03:41:00.784Z102.826° ESE2025-07-06 03:43:00.784Z66.149° ENE15.259°2025-07-06 03:45:00.784Z30.907° NE
5 mins2025-07-06 05:14:00.784Z214.913° SW2025-07-06 05:16:00.784Z265.141° W25.269°2025-07-06 05:19:00.784Z324.194° NNW
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