CZ-4 DEB, 28072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 28072 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

28072, 1999-057NC

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 28072U 99057NC  26083.64456583  .00001119  00000-0  30321-3 0  9993
2 28072  98.5689 147.2945 0087235 277.9588 235.9073 14.47549216207190

Epoch: 2026-03-24T15:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T15:28:10.487Z)

Latitude

26.66918°

Longitude

-82.55114°

Altitude

772.095 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 06m 26s

True Declination

26° 31' 54"

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

18:06:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

792.794 km

Perigee altitude

668.764 km

Semi-major axis

7,108.916 km

Eccentricity

0.00872

Inclination

98.5689°

RAAN

147.2945°

Arg. of periapsis

277.9588°

True anomaly

235.08453°

Mean anomaly

235.9073°

Eccentric anomaly

235.49541°

Mean motion

3.62108 °/min

Orbital period

99.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00030321

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

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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	2026-03-25 16:14:16.347Z	41.836° NE	2026-03-25 16:18:16.347Z	102.795° ESE	25.287°	2026-03-25 16:21:16.347Z	147.298° SSE
7 mins	2026-03-25 17:53:16.347Z	343.112° N	2026-03-25 17:56:16.347Z	290.612° WNW	28.84°	2026-03-25 18:00:16.347Z	231.725° WSW
7 mins	2026-03-26 03:24:16.347Z	119.627° SE	2026-03-26 03:27:16.347Z	65.094° ENE	29.006°	2026-03-26 03:31:16.347Z	7.742° NNE
7 mins	2026-03-26 05:02:16.347Z	214.684° SW	2026-03-26 05:05:16.347Z	260.827° W	24.933°	2026-03-26 05:09:16.347Z	319.225° NNW

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CZ-4 DEB, 28072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T15:28:10.487Z)

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