CZ-4 DEB, 26168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26168 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

26168, 1999-057BE

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26168U 99057BE  26139.89782345  .00000116  00000-0  53406-4 0  9990
2 26168  98.7950 184.4902 0102543  27.7433 151.1520 14.35792732369794

Epoch: 2026-05-19T21:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T21:32:51.946Z)

Latitude

0.42377°

Longitude

163.77385°

Altitude

839.724 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 13s

True Declination

0° 25' 17"

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

14:22:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

842.869 km

Perigee altitude

696.28 km

Semi-major axis

7,147.711 km

Eccentricity

0.01025

Inclination

98.795°

RAAN

184.4902°

Arg. of periapsis

27.7433°

True anomaly

151.71264°

Mean anomaly

151.152°

Eccentric anomaly

151.43295°

Mean motion

3.59164 °/min

Orbital period

100.23 mins

BSTAR

0.000053406

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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.
10 mins	2026-05-20 15:40:41.644Z	18.942° NNE	2026-05-20 15:45:41.644Z	111.104° ESE	43.156°	2026-05-20 15:50:41.644Z	186.225° SSW
4 mins	2026-05-20 17:22:41.644Z	316.912° NNW	2026-05-20 17:23:41.644Z	304.081° NW	14.693°	2026-05-20 17:26:41.644Z	267.411° W
7 mins	2026-05-21 02:57:41.644Z	167.35° S	2026-05-21 03:00:41.644Z	323.187° NNW	44.659°	2026-05-21 03:04:41.644Z	345.407° N

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CZ-4 DEB, 26168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T21:32:51.946Z)

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