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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26273U 99057FK  26093.85227889  .00004441  00000-0  55073-3 0  9995
2 26273  98.7007 238.5230 0058571 164.3547 358.2206 14.82032551398380

Epoch: 2026-04-03T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T20:27:16.896Z)

Latitude

17.22685°

Longitude

-77.77299°

Altitude

584.307 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 04m 54s

True Declination

17° 07' 39"

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

09:53:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

660.98 km

Perigee altitude

579.003 km

Semi-major axis

6,998.128 km

Eccentricity

0.00586

Inclination

98.7007°

RAAN

238.523°

Arg. of periapsis

164.3547°

True anomaly

358.19961°

Mean anomaly

358.2206°

Eccentric anomaly

358.21012°

Mean motion

3.70741 °/min

Orbital period

97.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00055073

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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	2026-04-04 08:49:34.477Z	125.772° SE	2026-04-04 08:52:34.477Z	77.968° E	26.348°	2026-04-04 08:56:34.477Z	9.424° NNE
5 mins	2026-04-04 10:26:34.477Z	221.485° SW	2026-04-04 10:28:34.477Z	255.396° W	21.934°	2026-04-04 10:31:34.477Z	308.805° NW
6 mins	2026-04-04 22:14:34.477Z	32.883° NE	2026-04-04 22:16:34.477Z	83.201° E	38.08°	2026-04-04 22:20:34.477Z	177.826° S

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CZ-4 DEB, 26273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T20:27:16.896Z)

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