CZ-3C DEB, 40170

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40170 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sun, 31 Oct 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

40170, 2010-057Y

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)

2010-10-31 (16 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40170U 10057Y   26169.50012190  .00000038  00000-0  28568-2 0  9999
2 40170  19.9463 105.3774 7135783 142.5569   2.5171  2.23767840105752

Epoch: 2026-06-18T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T12:00:10.532Z)

Latitude

5.71346°

Longitude

-177.38167°

Altitude

866.428 km

Speed

9.69 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 57m 37s

True Declination

5° 40' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

11:43:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,938.999 km

Perigee altitude

695.1 km

Semi-major axis

24,695.187 km

Eccentricity

0.71358

Inclination

19.9463°

RAAN

105.3774°

Arg. of periapsis

142.5569°

True anomaly

21.09109°

Mean anomaly

2.5171°

Eccentric anomaly

8.70476°

Mean motion

0.55927 °/min

Orbital period

643.69 mins

BSTAR

0.0028568

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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	2026-06-21 04:04:57.765Z	238.177° WSW	2026-06-21 04:07:57.765Z	220.07° SW	11.811°	2026-06-21 04:09:57.765Z	202.042° SSW
500 mins	2026-06-21 16:26:57.765Z	208.191° SW	2026-06-21 18:55:57.765Z	213.66° SW	19.067°	2026-06-22 00:46:57.765Z	247.905° W

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CZ-3C DEB, 40170

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T12:00:10.532Z)

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