CZ-4 DEB, 26159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26159 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 14 Oct 1999 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

26159, 1999-057AV

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1999-10-14 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26159U 99057AV  26226.87163654  .00000711  00000-0  33528-3 0  9994
2 26159  99.3734 199.3183 0292595 197.6947 229.4865 14.03112584336253

Epoch: 2026-08-14T20:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T20:55:09.397Z)

Latitude

63.20972°

Longitude

-96.74193°

Altitude

1,035.38 km

Speed

7.268 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 01m 21s

True Declination

63° 04' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:37:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,092.624 km

Perigee altitude

667.87 km

Semi-major axis

7,258.384 km

Eccentricity

0.02926

Inclination

99.3734°

RAAN

199.3183°

Arg. of periapsis

197.6947°

True anomaly

226.99745°

Mean anomaly

229.4865°

Eccentric anomaly

228.23605°

Mean motion

3.50981 °/min

Orbital period

102.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00033528

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1999 (1999-10-14 UTC)

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CBERS 1 DEB, 39596 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2026-08-15 10:53:27.266Z	22.221° NNE	2026-08-15 10:58:27.266Z	114.053° SE	40.829°	2026-08-15 11:02:27.266Z	180.754° SSW
4 mins	2026-08-15 12:37:27.266Z	320.737° NNW	2026-08-15 12:38:27.266Z	307.647° NW	15.495°	2026-08-15 12:41:27.266Z	268.348° W
7 mins	2026-08-15 20:44:27.266Z	93.96° ESE	2026-08-15 20:47:27.266Z	60.337° ENE	20.36°	2026-08-15 20:51:27.266Z	18.441° NNE
12 mins	2026-08-15 22:22:27.266Z	174.36° S	2026-08-15 22:28:27.266Z	282.83° WNW	43.037°	2026-08-15 22:34:27.266Z	341.037° N

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CZ-4 DEB, 26159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T20:55:09.397Z)

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