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
4 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 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 57424U 23104A   25129.50513236  .00010665  00000-0  38263-3 0  9999
2 57424  97.3143 198.8347 0011341 118.5099 241.7285 15.28815119100230
Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:07:23.435Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
149.42674°
Altitude
486.149 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 15m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-47.82181°
Longitude
-38.50303°
Altitude
500.604 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 00m 57s
Apparent Declination
-87° 08' 28"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:25:57
Azimuth
177.015° S
Elevation
-41.668°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
484.077 km
Perigee altitude
468.53 km
Semi-major axis
6,854.44 km
Eccentricity
0.0011341
Inclination
97.3143°
RAAN
198.8347°
Arg. of periapsis
118.5099°
True anomaly
241.61412°
Mean anomaly
241.7285°
Eccentric anomaly
241.6713°
Mean motion
3.82459 °/min
BSTAR
0.00038263
Orbital period
94.13 mins
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6 mins2025-05-09 17:23:30.638Z14.298° NNE2025-05-09 17:26:30.638Z57.399° ENE44.236°2025-05-09 17:29:30.638Z188.806° SSW
4 mins2025-05-10 03:59:30.638Z108.086° ESE2025-05-10 04:00:30.638Z84.345° E22.479°2025-05-10 04:03:30.638Z18.391° NNE
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