PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 3, 58573 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 3, 58573 was a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Dec 2023 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2F launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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58573 intel report (Beta)
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PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Decayed |
| Last TLE update | 1 month ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Decayed Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CSSHQ, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~8,000 kg wet, 8,000 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Wing, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 41.125 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 month ago
0 PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 3
1 58573U 23195A 24249.91087289 .00068198 00000-0 43062-3 0 9993
2 58573 49.9845 44.6623 0001179 54.9199 305.1887 15.75933037 40424Epoch: 2024-09-05T21:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-05T21:51:39.417Z)
| Latitude | -0.00011° |
| Longitude | 91.25699° |
| Altitude | 342.085 km |
| Speed | 7.705 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 58m 38s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 48.83113° |
| Longitude | -28.83024° |
| Altitude | 328.292 km |
| Speed | 7.718 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 39m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | 6° 56' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:35:44 |
| Azimuth | 321.394° NNW |
| Elevation | -35.134° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 343.562 km |
| Perigee | 341.977 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,720.906 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001179 |
| Inclination | 49.9845° |
| RAAN | 44.6623° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 54.9199° |
| True anomaly | 305.17766° |
| Mean anomaly | 305.1887° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 305.18318° |
| Mean motion | 3.93914 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00043062 |
| Period | 91.39 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #195 in the year 2023 (2023-12-14 UTC)
| PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 3, 58573 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2F R/B, 58574 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2F DEB, 58575 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2F DEB, 58576 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2F DEB, 58577 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2F DEB, 58581 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT G, 59884 |
PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-10-18 19:41:01.645Z | 232.48° WSW | 2024-10-18 19:43:01.645Z | 120.979° SE | 44.835° | 2024-10-18 19:45:01.645Z | 57.189° ENE |