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 (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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26260U 99057EW  25358.13286847  .00009628  00000-0  14026-2 0  9998
2 26260  98.3536  73.9012 0058365 194.4195 165.5350 14.74898401358270

Epoch: 2025-12-24T03:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T03:11:19.835Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-66.83808°

Altitude

688.191 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 55m 36s

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

08:48:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

683.518 km

Perigee altitude

601.566 km

Semi-major axis

7,020.679 km

Eccentricity

0.00584

Inclination

98.3536°

RAAN

73.9012°

Arg. of periapsis

194.4195°

True anomaly

165.70089°

Mean anomaly

165.535°

Eccentric anomaly

165.61806°

Mean motion

3.68956 °/min

Orbital period

97.57 mins

BSTAR

0.0014026

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CBERS 1 DEB, 34206 (Decayed)

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CZ-4 DEB Visibility forecast

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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	2025-12-24 18:26:01.569Z	357.649° N	2025-12-24 18:28:01.569Z	310.554° NW	40.061°	2025-12-24 18:32:01.569Z	208.668° SW
7 mins	2025-12-25 05:22:01.569Z	174.72° S	2025-12-25 05:25:01.569Z	220.878° SW	43.072°	2025-12-25 05:29:01.569Z	341.252° N

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CZ-4 DEB, 26260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T03:11:19.835Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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