OBJECT A, 68196

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OBJECT A, 68196 is a satellite owned by Zhongguo Xingwang (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

68196, 2026-051A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Zhongguo Weixing Wangluo Jituan YG (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

YG50, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-15 (4 days ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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0 OBJECT A
1 68196U 26051A   26077.50736120  .00000252  00000-0  29264-4 0  9996
2 68196 142.0175 249.1578 0107477 141.9397 218.8970 14.07679277   429

Epoch: 2026-03-18T12:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-18T12:10:36.007Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-109.56237°

Altitude

927.508 km

Speed

7.359 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 36m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

00:43:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

947.855 km

Perigee altitude

792.055 km

Semi-major axis

7,248.092 km

Eccentricity

0.01075

Inclination

142.0175°

RAAN

249.1578°

Arg. of periapsis

141.9397°

True anomaly

218.13168°

Mean anomaly

218.897°

Eccentric anomaly

218.51354°

Mean motion

3.51729 °/min

Orbital period

102.35 mins

BSTAR

0.000029264

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-19 02:21:26.245Z	106.766° ESE	2026-03-19 02:24:26.245Z	146.263° SSE	18.735°	2026-03-19 02:27:26.245Z	189.251° SSW
8 mins	2026-03-19 03:58:26.245Z	93.97° ESE	2026-03-19 04:02:26.245Z	176.716° S	36.024°	2026-03-19 04:06:26.245Z	235.092° WSW
8 mins	2026-03-19 05:35:26.245Z	93.812° ESE	2026-03-19 05:39:26.245Z	202.861° SW	43.326°	2026-03-19 05:43:26.245Z	259.918° W
8 mins	2026-03-19 07:12:26.245Z	112.096° ESE	2026-03-19 07:16:26.245Z	207.709° SW	41.795°	2026-03-19 07:20:26.245Z	270.029° WNW
8 mins	2026-03-19 08:49:26.245Z	143.422° SSE	2026-03-19 08:53:26.245Z	206.141° SW	29.985°	2026-03-19 08:57:26.245Z	264.726° W

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OBJECT A, 68196

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-18T12:10:36.007Z)

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