OBJECT C, 57426

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OBJECT C, 57426 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
57426, 2023-104C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNSXAK/ZDNC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Yinhe
Mission
Operational Commercial 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 57426U 23104C   25182.18787022  .00010092  00000-0  43720-3 0  9998
2 57426  97.3080 250.0473 0002811  59.0096 301.1416 15.22579864108267
Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:30:31.986Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
-97.07288°
Altitude
500.159 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 40m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
27.8921°
Longitude
87.01651°
Altitude
501.745 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 57m 37s
Apparent Declination
-5° 28' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:32:41
Azimuth
55.722° ENE
Elevation
-41.037°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
496.953 km
Perigee altitude
493.088 km
Semi-major axis
6,873.157 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
97.308°
RAAN
250.0473°
Arg. of periapsis
59.0096°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
301.1416°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80898 °/min
Orbital period
94.51 mins
BSTAR
0.0004372
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6 mins2025-07-01 17:41:19.695Z358.195° N2025-07-01 17:44:19.695Z269.569° W37.842°2025-07-01 17:47:19.695Z209.633° SW
5 mins2025-07-02 04:19:19.695Z135.663° SSE2025-07-02 04:21:19.695Z45.126° ENE36.207°2025-07-02 04:24:19.695Z358.866° N
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