CZ-4 DEB, 26442

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 26442 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

26442, 1999-057KP

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 (27 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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 26442U 99057KP  26138.53819749  .00000975  00000-0  20434-3 0  9991
2 26442  98.5426 155.1504 0053823 304.0857 207.4811 14.61254690376673

Epoch: 2026-05-18T12:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T12:55:00.263Z)

Latitude

28.41396°

Longitude

-90.18937°

Altitude

726.47 km

Speed

7.477 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 39m 08s

True Declination

28° 16' 11"

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

05:38:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

724.244 km

Perigee altitude

648.199 km

Semi-major axis

7,064.358 km

Eccentricity

0.00538

Inclination

98.5426°

RAAN

155.1504°

Arg. of periapsis

304.0857°

True anomaly

207.19818°

Mean anomaly

207.4811°

Eccentric anomaly

207.33947°

Mean motion

3.65539 °/min

Orbital period

98.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00020434

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-20 00:30:51.868Z	133.571° SE	2026-05-20 00:33:51.868Z	81.336° E	32.682°	2026-05-20 00:37:51.868Z	5.351° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-20 02:09:51.868Z	235.964° WSW	2026-05-20 02:11:51.868Z	268.004° W	18.6°	2026-05-20 02:14:51.868Z	310.007° NW
7 mins	2026-05-20 14:06:51.868Z	9.923° NNE	2026-05-20 14:09:51.868Z	272.619° WNW	44.695°	2026-05-20 14:13:51.868Z	198.558° SSW

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CZ-4 DEB, 26442

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T12:55:00.263Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CZ-4 DEB Visibility forecast

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