CZ-4C DEB, 38660

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C DEB, 38660 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

38660, 2009-072H

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 38660U 09072H   25130.90245581  .00000259  00000-0  10520-2 0  9992
2 38660 100.5260  11.4728 0154787 220.2332 204.8197 12.92805422717683

Epoch: 2025-05-10T21:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T21:39:32.181Z)

Latitude

62.47132°

Longitude

156.87346°

Altitude

1,409.072 km

Speed

7.111 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 22m 46s

True Declination

62° 20' 31"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-41.71718°

Longitude

-11.2118°

Altitude

1,187.721 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 59m 40s

Apparent Declination

-42° 19' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:37:32

Azimuth

254.457° W

Elevation

-74.385°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,406.489 km

Perigee altitude

1,169.171 km

Semi-major axis

7,665.967 km

Eccentricity

0.0154787

Inclination

100.526°

RAAN

11.4728°

Arg. of periapsis

220.2332°

True anomaly

204.08803°

Mean anomaly

204.8197°

Eccentric anomaly

204.45259°

Mean motion

3.23365 °/min

BSTAR

0.001052

Orbital period

111.33 mins

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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2009 (2009-12-15 UTC)

YAOGAN 8, 36121

XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1), 36122

CZ-4C 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.
11 mins	2025-05-11 14:11:41.719Z	104.318° ESE	2025-05-11 14:17:41.719Z	54.451° ENE	22.557°	2025-05-11 14:22:41.719Z	11.917° NNE
14 mins	2025-05-11 15:59:41.719Z	169.391° S	2025-05-11 16:06:41.719Z	290.379° WNW	44.102°	2025-05-11 16:13:41.719Z	341.209° N
6 mins	2025-05-11 17:54:41.719Z	255.028° W	2025-05-11 17:56:41.719Z	270.753° WNW	13.728°	2025-05-11 18:00:41.719Z	300.893° NW
10 mins	2025-05-12 03:42:41.719Z	50.622° ENE	2025-05-12 03:46:41.719Z	91.641° ESE	24.167°	2025-05-12 03:52:41.719Z	148.382° SSE
13 mins	2025-05-12 05:30:41.719Z	5.938° NNE	2025-05-12 05:36:41.719Z	298.144° NW	40.405°	2025-05-12 05:43:41.719Z	216.167° SW

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