CZ-4 DEB, 28073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4 DEB, 28073 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

28073, 1999-057ND

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CZ-4 DEB
1 28073U 99057ND  26226.63401525  .00000175  00000-0  61770-4 0  9992
2 28073  98.5917 281.2648 0082227  89.0323  61.4983 14.44673903239510

Epoch: 2026-08-14T15:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T15:12:58.917Z)

Latitude

28.33236°

Longitude

-85.38963°

Altitude

719.041 km

Speed

7.513 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 03m 38s

True Declination

28° 11' 17"

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

13:47:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

798.749 km

Perigee altitude

681.685 km

Semi-major axis

7,118.354 km

Eccentricity

0.00822

Inclination

98.5917°

RAAN

281.2648°

Arg. of periapsis

89.0323°

True anomaly

62.33041°

Mean anomaly

61.4983°

Eccentric anomaly

61.91395°

Mean motion

3.61388 °/min

Orbital period

99.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00006177

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

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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.
4 mins	2026-08-15 02:20:06.294Z	91.643° ESE	2026-08-15 02:22:06.294Z	65.781° ENE	13.729°	2026-08-15 02:24:06.294Z	38.488° NE
7 mins	2026-08-15 03:57:06.294Z	181.83° SSW	2026-08-15 04:00:06.294Z	240.789° WSW	41.053°	2026-08-15 04:04:06.294Z	336.904° NNW
7 mins	2026-08-15 16:03:06.294Z	39.506° NE	2026-08-15 16:06:06.294Z	98.13° ESE	31.489°	2026-08-15 16:10:06.294Z	164.337° S
5 mins	2026-08-15 17:42:06.294Z	331.189° NNW	2026-08-15 17:44:06.294Z	299.838° NW	20.402°	2026-08-15 17:47:06.294Z	252.902° W

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CZ-4 DEB, 28073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T15:12:58.917Z)

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