OBJECT XU, 66908

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OBJECT XU, 66908 is an American satellite in LEO that was delivered to and deployed from the ISS. 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
66908, 1998-067XU
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1998-11-20 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 OBJECT XU
1 66908U 98067XU  25351.62034166  .00054848  00000-0  89135-3 0  9991
2 66908  51.6303 118.1303 0004109 254.9738 105.0797 15.52149323  2374
Epoch: 2025-12-17T14:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T14:53:17.519Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
168.3197°
Altitude
411.92 km
Speed
7.665 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 52m 31s
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
06:18:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
413.752 km
Perigee altitude
408.172 km
Semi-major axis
6,789.099 km
Eccentricity
0.00041
Inclination
51.6303°
RAAN
118.1303°
Arg. of periapsis
254.9738°
True anomaly
105.12516°
Mean anomaly
105.0797°
Eccentric anomaly
105.10243°
Mean motion
3.87994 °/min
Orbital period
92.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00089135
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