OBJECT A, 52716

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OBJECT A, 52716 is a satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 20 May 2022 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S 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.

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Identifier

52716, 2022-056A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 hours ago

Origin

Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Changguang WJ

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-20 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.320 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 52716U 22056A   25118.24195535  .00000466  00000-0  28174-3 0  9998
2 52716  86.0089 206.7433 0017681 221.3410 138.6432 14.04235236150659

Epoch: 2025-04-28T05:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T05:48:24.942Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-96.81941°

Altitude

891.812 km

Speed

7.401 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 46m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-33.11517°

Longitude

-99.44262°

Altitude

895.19 km

Speed

7.402 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 31m 56s

Apparent Declination

-75° 34' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:47:12

Azimuth

195.365° SSW

Elevation

-32.49°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

889.008 km

Perigee altitude

863.355 km

Semi-major axis

7,254.318 km

Eccentricity

0.0017681

Inclination

86.0089°

RAAN

206.7433°

Arg. of periapsis

221.341°

True anomaly

138.77685°

Mean anomaly

138.6432°

Eccentric anomaly

138.71005°

Mean motion

3.51276 °/min

BSTAR

0.00028174

Orbital period

102.48 mins

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2022 (2022-05-20 UTC)

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OBJECT C, 52718

YZ-1S R/B, 52719 (Decayed)

OBJECT A Visibility forecast

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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.
8 mins	2025-04-28 07:38:35.010Z	232.343° WSW	2025-04-28 07:42:35.010Z	277.691° WNW	21.727°	2025-04-28 07:46:35.010Z	328.893° NNW
5 mins	2025-04-28 16:41:35.010Z	52.331° ENE	2025-04-28 16:43:35.010Z	77.619° E	16.875°	2025-04-28 16:46:35.010Z	111.561° ESE
9 mins	2025-04-28 18:22:35.010Z	344.934° N	2025-04-28 18:26:35.010Z	274.421° WNW	40.553°	2025-04-28 18:31:35.010Z	194.965° SSW
9 mins	2025-04-29 05:52:35.010Z	151.349° SSE	2025-04-29 05:56:35.010Z	80.538° E	35.999°	2025-04-29 06:01:35.010Z	16.169° NNE

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