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 (26 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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26168U 99057BE  26081.12843575  .00000197  00000-0  79791-4 0  9999
2 26168  98.8046 124.5113 0101847 199.8231 224.9892 14.35760927361360

Epoch: 2026-03-22T03:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-22T03:04:56.848Z)

Latitude

62.73596°

Longitude

-118.76061°

Altitude

835.16 km

Speed

7.414 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 08m 27s

True Declination

62° 35' 50"

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

04:13:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

842.479 km

Perigee altitude

696.882 km

Semi-major axis

7,147.818 km

Eccentricity

0.01018

Inclination

98.8046°

RAAN

124.5113°

Arg. of periapsis

199.8231°

True anomaly

224.1715°

Mean anomaly

224.9892°

Eccentric anomaly

224.57961°

Mean motion

3.59156 °/min

Orbital period

100.24 mins

BSTAR

0.000079791

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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	2026-03-23 02:19:21.928Z	142.945° SSE	2026-03-23 02:23:21.928Z	82.698° E	38.13°	2026-03-23 02:28:21.928Z	358.013° N
6 mins	2026-03-23 04:00:21.928Z	232.355° WSW	2026-03-23 04:03:21.928Z	272.665° WNW	18.801°	2026-03-23 04:06:21.928Z	308.929° NW
4 mins	2026-03-23 14:32:21.928Z	69.227° E	2026-03-23 14:34:21.928Z	97.368° ESE	15.164°	2026-03-23 14:36:21.928Z	123.728° SE
7 mins	2026-03-23 16:10:21.928Z	356.705° N	2026-03-23 16:13:21.928Z	291.888° WNW	38.431°	2026-03-23 16:17:21.928Z	215.328° SW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-22T03:04:56.848Z)

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