OBJECT D, 62728

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OBJECT D, 62728 is a satellite owned by CASC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 17 Jan 2025 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

62728, 2025-012D

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

BWYIC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-2 STAGE 2, Unknown motor

Mass

4,006 kg wet, 4,006 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-17 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

27.824 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 OBJECT D
1 62728U 25012D   26098.19865419  .00146608  00000-0  17417-2 0  9990
2 62728  97.4173 181.1160 0003822 162.0943 198.0449 15.60669729 68185

Epoch: 2026-04-08T04:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T04:46:03.722Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-86.86396°

Altitude

391.325 km

Speed

7.674 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 04m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:20:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

385.218 km

Perigee altitude

380.05 km

Semi-major axis

6,760.771 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.4173°

RAAN

181.116°

Arg. of periapsis

162.0943°

True anomaly

198.03134°

Mean anomaly

198.0449°

Eccentric anomaly

198.03812°

Mean motion

3.90435 °/min

Orbital period

92.2 mins

BSTAR

0.0017417

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-04-08 17:38:46.953Z	51.542° ENE	2026-04-08 17:40:46.953Z	95.555° ESE	17.054°	2026-04-08 17:42:46.953Z	139.614° SSE
4 mins	2026-04-09 05:31:46.953Z	165.788° S	2026-04-09 05:33:46.953Z	356.189° N	43.513°	2026-04-09 05:35:46.953Z	348.854° N

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OBJECT D, 62728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T04:46:03.722Z)

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