CZ-4C R/B, 36123

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C R/B, 36123 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 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

36123, 2009-072C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-4 STAGE 3, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2009-12-15 (15 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.9 m

Radar Cross Section

20.385 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-4C R/B
1 36123U 09072C   25130.94166010 -.00000015  00000-0  52837-4 0  9997
2 36123 100.5223 136.1793 0156846 188.8393 187.6471 13.46210376756780

Epoch: 2025-05-10T22:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T22:35:59.432Z)

Latitude

15.95346°

Longitude

-74.82288°

Altitude

1,204.412 km

Speed

7.197 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 52m 36s

True Declination

15° 52' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

67.23921°

Longitude

134.98096°

Altitude

1,069.63 km

Speed

7.337 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 07m 01s

Apparent Declination

49° 50' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:38:26

Azimuth

14.513° NNE

Elevation

1.986°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,200.617 km

Perigee altitude

966.549 km

Semi-major axis

7,461.72 km

Eccentricity

0.0156846

Inclination

100.5223°

RAAN

136.1793°

Arg. of periapsis

188.8393°

True anomaly

187.41249°

Mean anomaly

187.6471°

Eccentric anomaly

187.52934°

Mean motion

3.36732 °/min

BSTAR

0.000052837

Orbital period

106.91 mins

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CZ-4C 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.
11 mins	2025-05-11 13:23:35.070Z	14.358° NNE	2025-05-11 13:28:35.070Z	349.738° N	44.447°	2025-05-11 13:34:35.070Z	200.226° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-11 15:11:35.070Z	324.074° NNW	2025-05-11 15:13:35.070Z	303.477° NW	13.851°	2025-05-11 15:15:35.070Z	283.269° WNW
12 mins	2025-05-11 23:36:35.070Z	141.115° SSE	2025-05-11 23:42:35.070Z	61.801° ENE	39.673°	2025-05-11 23:48:35.070Z	354.042° N
10 mins	2025-05-12 01:23:35.070Z	217.394° SW	2025-05-12 01:27:35.070Z	259.496° W	24.746°	2025-05-12 01:33:35.070Z	319.591° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-12 12:36:35.070Z	38.157° NE	2025-05-12 12:40:35.070Z	93.317° ESE	32.921°	2025-05-12 12:45:35.070Z	164.216° S

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