DECAYED

OBJECT G, 43668 (Decayed)

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OBJECT G, 43668 was a satellite owned by Guodian Gaokeji (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle 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. This object's orbit decayed before it could be identified.

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OBJECT G details
Identifier
43668, 2018-083G
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update4 months ago
Origin
Flag of CNGuodian Gaokeji (CN / PRC)
ManufacturerGUOG?
MissionDecayed Commercial Communications
Bus & MotorCUBESAT 6U?, Unknown motor
Mass8 kg wet, 8 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-10-29 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2C
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object typeUnknown
Shape & HBRBox, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 months ago
0 OBJECT G
1 43668U 18083G   24242.60640799  .17607915  25949-5  18972-3 0  9992
2 43668  97.3019 279.9083 0012410 225.0961 134.9337 16.50034885324963
Epoch: 2024-08-29T14:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-29T14:33:13.65Z)
Latitude-0.00009°
Longitude83.31009°
Altitude148.23 km
Speed7.814 km/s
True Right ascension18h 39m 37s
True Declination0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
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Orbital elements
Apogee altitude144.118 km
Perigee altitude127.95 km
Semi-major axis6,514.171 km
Eccentricity0.001241
Inclination97.3019°
RAAN279.9083°
Arg. of periapsis225.0961°
True anomaly135.03426°
Mean anomaly134.9337°
Eccentric anomaly134.98399°
Mean motion4.12814 °/min
BSTAR0.00018972
Orbital period87.21 mins
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