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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26280U 99057FS  26036.39545466  .00000491  00000-0  16987-3 0  9995
2 26280  98.7426  84.4581 0084307 221.0363 155.7691 14.38367651355523

Epoch: 2026-02-05T09:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T09:29:27.282Z)

Latitude

16.97874°

Longitude

163.86913°

Altitude

821.217 km

Speed

7.415 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 27m 07s

True Declination

16° 53' 02"

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

02:51:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

821.22 km

Perigee altitude

700.844 km

Semi-major axis

7,139.169 km

Eccentricity

0.00843

Inclination

98.7426°

RAAN

84.4581°

Arg. of periapsis

221.0363°

True anomaly

156.16182°

Mean anomaly

155.7691°

Eccentric anomaly

155.96583°

Mean motion

3.59809 °/min

Orbital period

100.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00016987

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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.
9 mins	2026-02-06 02:14:01.124Z	129.341° SE	2026-02-06 02:19:01.124Z	57.68° ENE	28.575°	2026-02-06 02:23:01.124Z	6.911° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-06 03:54:01.124Z	210.993° SW	2026-02-06 03:57:01.124Z	254.854° W	26.946°	2026-02-06 04:02:01.124Z	324.461° NNW
8 mins	2026-02-06 16:03:01.124Z	13.025° NNE	2026-02-06 16:07:01.124Z	225.939° WSW	44.932°	2026-02-06 16:11:01.124Z	195.946° SSW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T09:29:27.282Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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