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
9 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 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 57426U 23104C   25186.59100252  .00010353  00000-0  44729-3 0  9991
2 57426  97.3087 254.3302 0002428  50.0122 310.1327 15.22667187108938
Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:11:02.617Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
117.74246°
Altitude
499.82 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 57m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-13.27839°
Longitude
-63.62857°
Altitude
504.894 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 26m 55s
Apparent Declination
-34° 14' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:51:12
Azimuth
259.88° W
Elevation
-47.253°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
496.426 km
Perigee altitude
493.089 km
Semi-major axis
6,872.894 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
97.3087°
RAAN
254.3302°
Arg. of periapsis
50.0122°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
310.1327°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.8092 °/min
Orbital period
94.51 mins
BSTAR
0.00044729
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7 mins2025-07-06 04:29:56.407Z162.72° S2025-07-06 04:32:56.407Z137.311° SSE42.645°2025-07-06 04:36:56.407Z351.025° N
5 mins2025-07-06 17:33:56.407Z2.706° NNE2025-07-06 17:35:56.407Z324.656° NNW41.022°2025-07-06 17:38:56.407Z204.12° SW
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