CZ-3B DEB, 40159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40159 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 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

40159, 2010-042L

Orbit

HEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2010-09-04 (15 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

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: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40159U 10042L   25330.43544252  .00069346  00000-0  37209-1 0  9998
2 40159  26.7175  77.6728 7035197 170.7692 217.0313  2.57018893 99064

Epoch: 2025-11-26T10:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-26T10:27:02.233Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

-144.71235°

Altitude

30,838.723 km

Speed

1.928 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 10m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

00:33:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

31,978.969 km

Perigee altitude

297.528 km

Semi-major axis

22,516.385 km

Eccentricity

0.70352

Inclination

26.7175°

RAAN

77.6728°

Arg. of periapsis

170.7692°

True anomaly

189.25428°

Mean anomaly

217.0313°

Eccentric anomaly

201.95848°

Mean motion

0.64238 °/min

Orbital period

560.41 mins

BSTAR

0.037209

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CZ-3B 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.
431 mins	2025-12-14 02:01:30.820Z	144.571° SSE	2025-12-14 08:15:30.820Z	150.473° SSE	40.552°	2025-12-14 09:12:30.820Z	91.026° ESE

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