CZ-4 DEB, 26280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26280 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

26280, 1999-057FS

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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26280U 99057FS  26083.65563089  .00000330  00000-0  11841-3 0  9993
2 26280  98.7332 132.5534 0085986  81.6512  77.3137 14.38406637362319

Epoch: 2026-03-24T15:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T15:44:06.508Z)

Latitude

19.83207°

Longitude

-102.44495°

Altitude

753.291 km

Speed

7.486 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 02m 50s

True Declination

19° 43' 21"

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

19:30:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

822.288 km

Perigee altitude

699.517 km

Semi-major axis

7,139.04 km

Eccentricity

0.0086

Inclination

98.7332°

RAAN

132.5534°

Arg. of periapsis

81.6512°

True anomaly

78.2772°

Mean anomaly

77.3137°

Eccentric anomaly

77.79523°

Mean motion

3.59818 °/min

Orbital period

100.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00011841

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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	2026-03-25 14:58:21.886Z	52.906° ENE	2026-03-25 15:01:21.886Z	92.921° ESE	17.314°	2026-03-25 15:04:21.886Z	133.163° SE
7 mins	2026-03-25 16:37:21.886Z	354.162° N	2026-03-25 16:40:21.886Z	296.008° NW	35.856°	2026-03-25 16:44:21.886Z	220.048° SW
6 mins	2026-03-26 02:13:21.886Z	107.168° ESE	2026-03-26 02:15:21.886Z	75.271° E	22.385°	2026-03-26 02:19:21.886Z	14.789° NNE
7 mins	2026-03-26 03:51:21.886Z	205.198° SW	2026-03-26 03:54:21.886Z	256.488° W	28.844°	2026-03-26 03:58:21.886Z	323.699° NNW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T15:44:06.508Z)

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Orbital elements

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