OBJECT A, 62971
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OBJECT A, 62971 is a satellite owned by CASC (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 11 Feb 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 8A launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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 | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | HWHD, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~800 kg wet, ~800 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 62971U 25030A 25075.47010167 .00000212 00000-0 21787-3 0 9993
2 62971 50.0004 98.2623 0007903 11.1221 348.9858 14.06766598 4655Epoch: 2025-03-16T11:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T11:16:56.784Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 114.72486° |
| Altitude | 865.36 km |
| Speed | 7.424 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 33m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 42.02009° |
| Longitude | -115.30506° |
| Altitude | 875.874 km |
| Speed | 7.419 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 21m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | 4° 51' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:17:55 |
| Azimuth | 320.136° NNW |
| Elevation | -36.955° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 876.919 km |
| Perigee altitude | 865.461 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,249.327 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007903 |
| Inclination | 50.0004° |
| RAAN | 98.2623° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 11.1221° |
| True anomaly | 348.96848° |
| Mean anomaly | 348.9858° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 348.97714° |
| Mean motion | 3.51639 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00021787 |
| Orbital period | 102.38 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2025 (2025-02-11 UTC)
| OBJECT B, 62972 |
| OBJECT C, 62973 |
| OBJECT D, 62974 |
| OBJECT E, 62975 |
| OBJECT F, 62976 |
| OBJECT G, 62977 |
| OBJECT H, 62978 |
| OBJECT J, 62979 |
| CZ-8A R/B, 62980 |
OBJECT A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-03-17 02:45:58.987Z | 166.817° S | 2025-03-17 02:48:58.987Z | 132.332° SE | 18.791° | 2025-03-17 02:52:58.987Z | 86.365° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-03-17 04:30:58.987Z | 232.376° WSW | 2025-03-17 04:35:58.987Z | 89.066° E | 44.858° | 2025-03-17 04:40:58.987Z | 56.578° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-17 06:19:58.987Z | 288.603° WNW | 2025-03-17 06:22:58.987Z | 333.001° NNW | 30.832° | 2025-03-17 06:27:58.987Z | 47.162° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-17 08:07:58.987Z | 312.761° NW | 2025-03-17 08:11:58.987Z | 9.583° NNE | 27.762° | 2025-03-17 08:16:58.987Z | 68.909° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-17 09:55:58.987Z | 313.199° NW | 2025-03-17 09:59:58.987Z | 33.125° NE | 41.116° | 2025-03-17 10:04:58.987Z | 106.872° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-17 11:42:58.987Z | 283.691° WNW | 2025-03-17 11:46:58.987Z | 223.271° SW | 31.308° | 2025-03-17 11:51:58.987Z | 161.244° S |
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