OBJECT B, 52717

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OBJECT B, 52717 is a satellite 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

52717, 2022-056B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

DFH Shenzhen

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 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 12 hours ago

0 OBJECT B
1 52717U 22056B   25148.57937806  .00000060  00000-0  96142-4 0  9994
2 52717  86.0064 248.1297 0044514   9.4846 350.7121 13.29576970147202

Epoch: 2025-05-28T13:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-28T13:54:18.264Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

153.19281°

Altitude

1,118.188 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 32m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-85.72854°

Longitude

41.42925°

Altitude

1,182.57 km

Speed

7.259 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 49m 44s

Apparent Declination

-68° 57' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:32:22

Azimuth

183.202° SSW

Elevation

-60.867°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,178.972 km

Perigee altitude

1,111.991 km

Semi-major axis

7,523.618 km

Eccentricity

0.00445

Inclination

86.0064°

RAAN

248.1297°

Arg. of periapsis

9.4846°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

350.7121°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.32585 °/min

Orbital period

108.24 mins

BSTAR

0.000096142

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OBJECT B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
11 mins	2025-05-29 06:16:23.776Z	142.148° SSE	2025-05-29 06:21:23.776Z	87.658° E	30.13°	2025-05-29 06:27:23.776Z	21.827° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-29 08:05:23.776Z	221.494° SW	2025-05-29 08:10:23.776Z	284.022° WNW	31.193°	2025-05-29 08:16:23.776Z	346.51° N
11 mins	2025-05-29 17:36:23.776Z	23.661° NE	2025-05-29 17:41:23.776Z	79.097° E	27.341°	2025-05-29 17:47:23.776Z	137.178° SSE
11 mins	2025-05-29 19:25:23.776Z	336.968° NNW	2025-05-29 19:30:23.776Z	267.428° W	35.385°	2025-05-29 19:36:23.776Z	206.285° SW

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