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
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
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 (6 months ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Sail, 8.9 m
Radar Cross Section
27.824 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 62728U 25012D   25196.19913490  .00017846  00000-0  71667-3 0  9990
2 62728  97.4597 270.3666 0006777   7.7126 352.4214 15.24996385 27145
Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:46:45.255Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-94.61903°
Altitude
489.276 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 01m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-74.99309°
Longitude
-64.85275°
Altitude
517.347 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 44m 32s
Apparent Declination
-58° 57' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:21:26
Azimuth
165.965° S
Elevation
-70.078°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
492.411 km
Perigee altitude
483.105 km
Semi-major axis
6,865.895 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
97.4597°
RAAN
270.3666°
Arg. of periapsis
7.7126°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
352.4214°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81503 °/min
Orbital period
94.36 mins
BSTAR
0.00071667
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6 mins2025-07-16 04:31:55.682Z137.921° SSE2025-07-16 04:34:55.682Z73.732° E30.039°2025-07-16 04:37:55.682Z8.128° NNE
5 mins2025-07-16 17:34:55.682Z35.193° NE2025-07-16 17:36:55.682Z115.177° SE37.426°2025-07-16 17:39:55.682Z175.769° S
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