OBJECT A, 63662

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OBJECT A, 63662 is a satellite owned by CAST (CN) in HEO that was launched on Sun, 27 Apr 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
63662, 2025-084A
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
Flag of CNCAST (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
DFH-4, FY-25
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-04-27 (4 days ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site
Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown

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TLE from 3 days ago
0 OBJECT A
1 63662U 25084A   25117.86385381  .00207275  20167-6  15919-1 0  9991
2 63662  27.1486  91.6061 7303941 179.5670 151.9250  2.27985200    06
Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:43:56.969Z)
Latitude
-3.16623°
Longitude
-81.68788°
Altitude
35,103.943 km
Speed
1.695 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 41m 32s
True Declination
-3° 09' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
3.38748°
Longitude
-70.0279°
Altitude
35,012.17 km
Speed
1.689 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 20m 52s
Apparent Declination
-2° 32' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:23:15
Azimuth
202.406° SSW
Elevation
45.193°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,825.07 km
Perigee altitude
197.379 km
Semi-major axis
24,389.361 km
Eccentricity
0.7303941
Inclination
27.1486°
RAAN
91.6061°
Arg. of periapsis
179.567°
True anomaly
173.52219°
Mean anomaly
151.925°
Eccentric anomaly
163.68265°
Mean motion
0.56983 °/min
BSTAR
0.015919
Orbital period
631.77 mins
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253 mins2025-04-30 23:47:03.909Z202.397° SSW2025-05-01 03:42:03.909Z185.465° SSW42.24°2025-05-01 04:00:03.909Z108.949° ESE
369 mins2025-05-01 17:38:03.909Z120.747° SE2025-05-01 23:38:03.909Z137.155° SSE38.929°2025-05-01 23:47:03.909Z133.918° SE
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