CZ-4 DEB, 26260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26260 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

26260, 1999-057EW

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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26260U 99057EW  26227.18449797  .00004172  00000-0  56274-3 0  9995
2 26260  98.3397 315.8876 0055263 166.7300 193.5379 14.78650023392826

Epoch: 2026-08-15T04:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-15T04:25:40.624Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-74.13068°

Altitude

674.287 km

Speed

7.499 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 03m 33s

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

22:38:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

669.384 km

Perigee altitude

591.919 km

Semi-major axis

7,008.788 km

Eccentricity

0.00553

Inclination

98.3397°

RAAN

315.8876°

Arg. of periapsis

166.73°

True anomaly

193.39065°

Mean anomaly

193.5379°

Eccentric anomaly

193.46418°

Mean motion

3.69895 °/min

Orbital period

97.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00056274

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

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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.
6 mins	2026-08-15 18:00:21.635Z	45.79° ENE	2026-08-15 18:03:21.635Z	92.797° ESE	19.812°	2026-08-15 18:06:21.635Z	142.375° SSE
6 mins	2026-08-15 19:37:21.635Z	340.574° N	2026-08-15 19:39:21.635Z	303.152° NW	25.705°	2026-08-15 19:43:21.635Z	230.704° WSW
5 mins	2026-08-16 04:57:21.635Z	99.744° ESE	2026-08-16 04:59:21.635Z	66.905° ENE	18.975°	2026-08-16 05:02:21.635Z	21.99° NNE
7 mins	2026-08-16 06:32:21.635Z	199.884° SSW	2026-08-16 06:35:21.635Z	258.17° W	31.562°	2026-08-16 06:39:21.635Z	328.711° NNW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-15T04:25:40.624Z)

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