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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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 28072U 99057NC  26038.13657530  .00001637  00000-0  43709-3 0  9991
2 28072  98.5784 101.1732 0089384  56.3278 334.4907 14.47432239200618

Epoch: 2026-02-07T03:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T03:16:40.105Z)

Latitude

30.0513°

Longitude

-90.238°

Altitude

680.559 km

Speed

7.549 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 24m 46s

True Declination

29° 54' 03"

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

10:38:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

794.709 km

Perigee altitude

667.617 km

Semi-major axis

7,109.3 km

Eccentricity

0.00894

Inclination

98.5784°

RAAN

101.1732°

Arg. of periapsis

56.3278°

True anomaly

334.04511°

Mean anomaly

334.4907°

Eccentric anomaly

334.26835°

Mean motion

3.62079 °/min

Orbital period

99.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00043709

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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.
9 mins	2026-02-07 16:58:40.230Z	14.617° NNE	2026-02-07 17:02:40.230Z	49.6° ENE	44.779°	2026-02-07 17:07:40.230Z	193.134° SSW
8 mins	2026-02-08 04:08:40.230Z	170.032° S	2026-02-08 04:12:40.230Z	290.467° WNW	44.346°	2026-02-08 04:16:40.230Z	343.931° N

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CZ-4 DEB, 28072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T03:16:40.105Z)

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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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