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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26260U 99057EW  26139.65867993  .00005584  00000-0  76864-3 0  9996
2 26260  98.3397 225.2672 0056634  88.8725 271.8972 14.77576232379891

Epoch: 2026-05-19T15:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T15:48:29.945Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

110.81302°

Altitude

638.899 km

Speed

7.539 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 01m 04s

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

12:39:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

673.762 km

Perigee altitude

594.337 km

Semi-major axis

7,012.186 km

Eccentricity

0.00566

Inclination

98.3397°

RAAN

225.2672°

Arg. of periapsis

88.8725°

True anomaly

271.24844°

Mean anomaly

271.8972°

Eccentric anomaly

271.57283°

Mean motion

3.69626 °/min

Orbital period

97.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00076864

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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	2026-05-20 04:56:44.855Z	126.769° SE	2026-05-20 04:59:44.855Z	80.046° E	25.073°	2026-05-20 05:02:44.855Z	19.101° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-20 06:34:44.855Z	229.867° WSW	2026-05-20 06:36:44.855Z	268.711° W	21.019°	2026-05-20 06:39:44.855Z	315.676° NNW
6 mins	2026-05-20 18:23:44.855Z	26.282° NE	2026-05-20 18:26:44.855Z	130.274° SE	40.405°	2026-05-20 18:29:44.855Z	180.287° SSW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26260

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: 2026-05-19T15:48:29.945Z)

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Orbital elements

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