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
4 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 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 57426U 23104C   25129.53025202  .00019444  00000-0  75417-3 0  9991
2 57426  97.3113 198.7019 0012311 176.2679 183.8654 15.26087211100246
Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:43:33.774Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
140.2261°
Altitude
499.059 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 14m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
21.54521°
Longitude
-36.72982°
Altitude
482.243 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 26m 53s
Apparent Declination
-40° 50' 28"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:44:23
Azimuth
150.483° SSE
Elevation
1.191°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
492.925 km
Perigee altitude
476.028 km
Semi-major axis
6,862.613 km
Eccentricity
0.0012311
Inclination
97.3113°
RAAN
198.7019°
Arg. of periapsis
176.2679°
True anomaly
183.8559°
Mean anomaly
183.8654°
Eccentric anomaly
183.86065°
Mean motion
3.81776 °/min
BSTAR
0.00075417
Orbital period
94.3 mins
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6 mins2025-05-09 17:59:53.497Z350.126° N2025-05-09 18:02:53.497Z291.894° WNW26.809°2025-05-09 18:05:53.497Z227.182° WSW
6 mins2025-05-10 04:35:53.497Z164.674° S2025-05-10 04:37:53.497Z154.857° SSE42.581°2025-05-10 04:41:53.497Z349.493° N
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