CZ-4 DEB, 26273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26273 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

26273, 1999-057FK

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26273U 99057FK  25357.95871981  .00002258  00000-0  28715-3 0  9993
2 26273  98.6869 129.0579 0059494 126.0141 349.2907 14.81531345383448

Epoch: 2025-12-23T23:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T23:00:33.391Z)

Latitude

63.55377°

Longitude

-111.02856°

Altitude

594.473 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 47m 22s

True Declination

63° 24' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

02:58:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

663.214 km

Perigee altitude

579.926 km

Semi-major axis

6,999.707 km

Eccentricity

0.00595

Inclination

98.6869°

RAAN

129.0579°

Arg. of periapsis

126.0141°

True anomaly

349.16308°

Mean anomaly

349.2907°

Eccentric anomaly

349.22698°

Mean motion

3.70615 °/min

Orbital period

97.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00028715

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-24 08:20:59.651Z	136.316° SSE	2025-12-24 08:24:59.651Z	54.391° ENE	31.202°	2025-12-24 08:27:59.651Z	5.399° NNE
4 mins	2025-12-24 09:58:59.651Z	236.885° WSW	2025-12-24 10:00:59.651Z	269.749° W	16.547°	2025-12-24 10:02:59.651Z	300.611° NW
6 mins	2025-12-24 21:45:59.651Z	19.692° NNE	2025-12-24 21:48:59.651Z	144.911° SSE	43.296°	2025-12-24 21:51:59.651Z	187.883° SSW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T23:00:33.391Z)

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

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