OBJECT AF, 52423
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OBJECT AF, 52423 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 02 May 2022 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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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OBJECT AF details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | E-Space |
| Mission | Non-operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U?, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.126 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 OBJECT AF
1 52423U 22047AF 24279.21680235 .01103949 60255-3 24012-2 0 9991
2 52423 97.3649 11.1299 0007389 269.8527 90.1904 15.98376913136808Epoch: 2024-10-05T05:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T05:12:11.723Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | -81.29524° |
| Altitude | 282.139 km |
| Speed | 7.738 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 44m 31s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 19.01674° |
| Longitude | -83.00522° |
| Altitude | 278.682 km |
| Speed | 7.741 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 37m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -11° 45' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:18:13 |
| Azimuth | 62.767° ENE |
| Elevation | -44.86° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 280.698 km |
| Perigee | 270.865 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,653.919 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007389 |
| Inclination | 97.3649° |
| RAAN | 11.1299° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 269.8527° |
| True anomaly | 90.27507° |
| Mean anomaly | 90.1904° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 90.23274° |
| Mean motion | 3.99877 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0024012 |
| Period | 90.03 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2022 (2022-05-02 UTC)
OBJECT AF Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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