OBJECT A, 62971
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OBJECT A, 62971 is a satellite owned by CASC (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 11 Feb 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 8A launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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 | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 6 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | HWHD, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~800 kg wet, ~800 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 62971U 25030A 25070.92369345 .00000136 00000-0 17237-3 0 9993
2 62971 50.0004 116.8718 0007855 355.8999 4.1841 14.06763270 4010Epoch: 2025-03-11T22:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T22:10:07.114Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -25.47752° |
| Altitude | 865.316 km |
| Speed | 7.424 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 47m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -34.58026° |
| Longitude | -171.40752° |
| Altitude | 884.707 km |
| Speed | 7.408 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 26m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | -37° 20' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:41:27 |
| Azimuth | 282.613° WNW |
| Elevation | -80.794° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 876.895 km |
| Perigee altitude | 865.507 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,249.338 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007855 |
| Inclination | 50.0004° |
| RAAN | 116.8718° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 355.8999° |
| True anomaly | 4.19067° |
| Mean anomaly | 4.1841° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 4.18739° |
| Mean motion | 3.51638 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017237 |
| Orbital period | 102.38 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2025 (2025-02-11 UTC)
| OBJECT B, 62972 |
| OBJECT C, 62973 |
| OBJECT D, 62974 |
| OBJECT E, 62975 |
| OBJECT F, 62976 |
| OBJECT G, 62977 |
| OBJECT H, 62978 |
| OBJECT J, 62979 |
| CZ-8A R/B, 62980 |
OBJECT A 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-03-12 05:07:38.599Z | 198.593° SSW | 2025-03-12 05:12:38.599Z | 132.757° SE | 31.557° | 2025-03-12 05:17:38.599Z | 69.668° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 06:55:38.599Z | 257.522° W | 2025-03-12 06:59:38.599Z | 335.643° NNW | 40.918° | 2025-03-12 07:04:38.599Z | 50.599° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 08:43:38.599Z | 298.562° NW | 2025-03-12 08:47:38.599Z | 353.877° N | 27.738° | 2025-03-12 08:52:38.599Z | 54.828° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 10:31:38.599Z | 313.872° NW | 2025-03-12 10:35:38.599Z | 7.735° NNE | 31.234° | 2025-03-12 10:40:38.599Z | 79.478° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 12:19:38.599Z | 302.931° NW | 2025-03-12 12:23:38.599Z | 217.324° SW | 44.921° | 2025-03-12 12:28:38.599Z | 128.216° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-03-12 14:07:38.599Z | 263.023° W | 2025-03-12 14:10:38.599Z | 225.675° WSW | 18.599° | 2025-03-12 14:13:38.599Z | 192.368° SSW |
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