OBJECT H, 62978
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OBJECT H, 62978 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 H
1 62978U 25030H 25070.91363446 .00000110 00000-0 15718-3 0 9999
2 62978 50.0063 116.8351 0007364 15.7996 344.3139 14.06760273 4018Epoch: 2025-03-11T21:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T21:55:38.017Z)
| Latitude | 0.00005° |
| Longitude | -21.88302° |
| Altitude | 865.867 km |
| Speed | 7.423 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 47m 20s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -49.94489° |
| Longitude | -105.99557° |
| Altitude | 888.561 km |
| Speed | 7.407 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 21m 06s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 09' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:40:19 |
| Azimuth | 230.408° WSW |
| Elevation | -59.861° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 876.549 km |
| Perigee altitude | 865.872 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,249.347 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007364 |
| Inclination | 50.0063° |
| RAAN | 116.8351° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 15.7996° |
| True anomaly | 344.29106° |
| Mean anomaly | 344.3139° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 344.30248° |
| Mean motion | 3.51637 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00015718 |
| Orbital period | 102.38 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2025 (2025-02-11 UTC)
| OBJECT A, 62971 |
| OBJECT B, 62972 |
| OBJECT C, 62973 |
| OBJECT D, 62974 |
| OBJECT E, 62975 |
| OBJECT F, 62976 |
| OBJECT G, 62977 |
| OBJECT J, 62979 |
| CZ-8A R/B, 62980 |
OBJECT H 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 04:52:30.619Z | 191.769° SSW | 2025-03-12 04:57:30.619Z | 132.575° SE | 27.02° | 2025-03-12 05:02:30.619Z | 72.952° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 06:40:30.619Z | 249.629° W | 2025-03-12 06:44:30.619Z | 340.355° N | 43.084° | 2025-03-12 06:49:30.619Z | 52.286° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 08:28:30.619Z | 295.821° NW | 2025-03-12 08:32:30.619Z | 354.809° N | 28.493° | 2025-03-12 08:37:30.619Z | 53.722° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 10:16:30.619Z | 313.963° NW | 2025-03-12 10:20:30.619Z | 9.134° NNE | 29.768° | 2025-03-12 10:25:30.619Z | 75.539° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 12:04:30.619Z | 306.977° NW | 2025-03-12 12:08:30.619Z | 39.39° NE | 44.662° | 2025-03-12 12:13:30.619Z | 120.537° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-12 13:51:30.619Z | 275.494° WNW | 2025-03-12 13:55:30.619Z | 224.369° SW | 22.677° | 2025-03-12 13:59:30.619Z | 179.223° S |
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