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
6 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 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 57426U 23104C   25167.54051169  .00010852  00000-0  45253-3 0  9994
2 57426  97.3085 235.7798 0008144 127.1255 233.0728 15.23830389106036
Epoch: 2025-06-16T12:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T12:58:20.21Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
136.1458°
Altitude
500.764 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 43m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-43.08753°
Longitude
143.24608°
Altitude
516.435 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 58m 00s
Apparent Declination
-41° 59' 15"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:45:53
Azimuth
106.791° ESE
Elevation
-80.734°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
496.851 km
Perigee altitude
485.662 km
Semi-major axis
6,869.393 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
97.3085°
RAAN
235.7798°
Arg. of periapsis
127.1255°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
233.0728°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81211 °/min
Orbital period
94.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00045253
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6 mins2025-06-17 04:51:09.940Z183.081° SSW2025-06-17 04:54:09.940Z247.62° W38.694°2025-06-17 04:57:09.940Z335.536° NNW
4 mins2025-06-17 17:55:09.940Z333.784° NNW2025-06-17 17:56:09.940Z306.39° NW28.979°2025-06-17 17:59:09.940Z226.223° WSW
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