CZ-2C R/B, 28222

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2C R/B, 28222 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 18 Apr 2004 UTC launched from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

28222, 2004-012C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-2 STAGE 2, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,800 kg wet, ~3,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2004-04-18 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 8.4 m

Radar Cross Section

26.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-2C R/B
1 28222U 04012C   25126.49392808  .00020869  00000-0  47212-3 0  9996
2 28222  97.7708 163.1037 0022949 350.4043   9.6761 15.42899108156673

Epoch: 2025-05-06T11:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T11:51:15.386Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

120.69727°

Altitude

425.247 km

Speed

7.665 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 52m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-2.49225°

Longitude

-58.98379°

Altitude

456.112 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 47m 43s

Apparent Declination

-20° 25' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:39:24

Azimuth

354.172° N

Elevation

-70.434°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

450.144 km

Perigee altitude

418.875 km

Semi-major axis

6,812.647 km

Eccentricity

0.0022949

Inclination

97.7708°

RAAN

163.1037°

Arg. of periapsis

350.4043°

True anomaly

9.72043°

Mean anomaly

9.6761°

Eccentric anomaly

9.69825°

Mean motion

3.85984 °/min

BSTAR

0.00047212

Orbital period

93.27 mins

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CZ-2C R/B 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.
5 mins	2025-05-07 14:53:04.593Z	37.974° NE	2025-05-07 14:55:04.593Z	88.902° E	30.341°	2025-05-07 14:58:04.593Z	165.083° S

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