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
5 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 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 57424U 23104A   25182.17585591  .00007690  00000-0  26879-3 0  9998
2 57424  97.3115 250.6346 0007587 294.7241  65.3209 15.29801775108281
Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:13:13.95Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-92.14859°
Altitude
477.342 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 42m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-19.80225°
Longitude
-89.32579°
Altitude
480.495 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 41m 52s
Apparent Declination
-50° 11' 56"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:28:47
Azimuth
231.099° WSW
Elevation
-36.355°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
478.551 km
Perigee altitude
468.155 km
Semi-major axis
6,851.49 km
Eccentricity
0.00076
Inclination
97.3115°
RAAN
250.6346°
Arg. of periapsis
294.7241°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
65.3209°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82706 °/min
Orbital period
94.07 mins
BSTAR
0.00026879
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6 mins2025-07-01 17:20:36.742Z17.262° NNE2025-07-01 17:23:36.742Z139.469° SSE43.066°2025-07-01 17:26:36.742Z186.432° SSW
4 mins2025-07-02 03:55:36.742Z107.706° ESE2025-07-02 03:57:36.742Z59.283° ENE20.963°2025-07-02 03:59:36.742Z21.472° NNE
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