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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

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 months ago

TLE from 10 months ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40159U 10042L   24325.99769251  .00000611  00000-0  10706-2 0  9994
2 40159  26.4157 225.0517 7121019 284.9312  11.7108  2.42561861105603

Epoch: 2024-11-20T23:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-11-20T23:56:40.632Z)

Latitude

0.00057°

Longitude

165.44648°

Altitude

3,398.304 km

Speed

8.031 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 00m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

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

22:24:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,688.943 km

Perigee altitude

359.334 km

Semi-major axis

23,402.275 km

Eccentricity

0.7121

Inclination

26.4157°

RAAN

225.0517°

Arg. of periapsis

284.9312°

True anomaly

75.56779°

Mean anomaly

11.7108°

Eccentric anomaly

35.27049°

Mean motion

0.60626 °/min

Orbital period

593.81 mins

BSTAR

0.0010706

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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.
59 mins	2025-09-14 17:28:18.406Z	239.621° WSW	2025-09-14 18:20:18.406Z	187.157° SSW	32.313°	2025-09-14 18:27:18.406Z	119.636° SE

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