OBJECT C, 52718

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OBJECT C, 52718 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

52718, 2022-056C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 OBJECT C
1 52718U 22056C   25118.17358861  .00000472  00000-0  28578-3 0  9990
2 52718  86.0089 206.7758 0013816 212.2116 147.8220 14.04241566150648

Epoch: 2025-04-28T04:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T04:09:58.055Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-72.10751°

Altitude

890.639 km

Speed

7.402 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 47m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

68.73739°

Longitude

97.51454°

Altitude

892.921 km

Speed

7.411 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 51m 39s

Apparent Declination

22° 15' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:15:29

Azimuth

21.39° NNE

Elevation

-24.821°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

886.182 km

Perigee altitude

866.137 km

Semi-major axis

7,254.296 km

Eccentricity

0.0013816

Inclination

86.0089°

RAAN

206.7758°

Arg. of periapsis

212.2116°

True anomaly

147.90619°

Mean anomaly

147.822°

Eccentric anomaly

147.86411°

Mean motion

3.51277 °/min

BSTAR

0.00028578

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 B, 52717

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

OBJECT C 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.
6 mins	2025-04-28 16:44:27.723Z	38.056° NE	2025-04-28 16:47:27.723Z	74.18° E	18.225°	2025-04-28 16:50:27.723Z	110.787° ESE
9 mins	2025-04-28 18:26:27.723Z	343.755° N	2025-04-28 18:30:27.723Z	284.409° WNW	38.711°	2025-04-28 18:35:27.723Z	198.768° SSW
9 mins	2025-04-29 05:56:27.723Z	156.126° SSE	2025-04-29 06:00:27.723Z	89.628° E	37.787°	2025-04-29 06:05:27.723Z	15.444° NNE
6 mins	2025-04-29 07:41:27.723Z	254.764° W	2025-04-29 07:43:27.723Z	280.778° WNW	19.5°	2025-04-29 07:47:27.723Z	328.404° NNW

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