DECAYED

CZ-4 DEB, 26218 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26218 was 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

26218, 1999-057DG

Orbit

Decayed

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 months ago

TLE from 8 months ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26218U 99057DG  25133.39115852  .08195835  31802-5  65491-2 0  9992
2 26218  98.6410 287.1117 0020525 301.4806  58.4470 16.13894464333375

Epoch: 2025-05-13T09:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-13T09:23:16.096Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-85.09594°

Altitude

232.272 km

Speed

7.771 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 08m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

14:15:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

246.652 km

Perigee altitude

219.513 km

Semi-major axis

6,611.22 km

Eccentricity

0.00205

Inclination

98.641°

RAAN

287.1117°

Arg. of periapsis

301.4806°

True anomaly

58.6477°

Mean anomaly

58.447°

Eccentric anomaly

58.54732°

Mean motion

4.03758 °/min

Orbital period

89.16 mins

BSTAR

0.0065491

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CZ-4 DEB, 26218 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-13T09:23:16.096Z)

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

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