CZ-4 DEB, 26196

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26196 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

26196, 1999-057CJ

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, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26196U 99057CJ  26277.17290421  .00000198  00000-0  15518-3 0  9995
2 26196  98.8787 166.9449 0335170 263.9671 253.7570 13.78942081332049

Epoch: 2026-10-04T04:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-04T04:08:58.923Z)

Latitude

25.61573°

Longitude

-83.8973°

Altitude

1,047.072 km

Speed

7.292 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 24m 52s

True Declination

25° 29' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

09:57:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,210.974 km

Perigee altitude

718.743 km

Semi-major axis

7,342.996 km

Eccentricity

0.03352

Inclination

98.8787°

RAAN

166.9449°

Arg. of periapsis

263.9671°

True anomaly

250.11473°

Mean anomaly

253.757°

Eccentric anomaly

251.93132°

Mean motion

3.44932 °/min

Orbital period

104.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00015518

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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.
12 mins	2026-10-04 17:23:31.775Z	192.182° SSW	2026-10-04 17:29:31.775Z	261.399° W	45.166°	2026-10-04 17:35:31.775Z	331.242° NNW
8 mins	2026-10-05 04:24:31.775Z	52.487° ENE	2026-10-05 04:27:31.775Z	84.537° E	23.275°	2026-10-05 04:32:31.775Z	138.803° SSE
11 mins	2026-10-05 06:06:31.775Z	2.758° NNE	2026-10-05 06:11:31.775Z	288.697° WNW	60.424°	2026-10-05 06:17:31.775Z	211.933° SW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26196

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-04T04:08:58.923Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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