CZ-3C DEB, 40171

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40171 is space debris 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

40171, 2010-057Z

Orbit

Active

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 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40171U 10057Z   26246.19589375  .00029197  00000-0  37566-2 0  9990
2 40171  21.8651 188.4079 3917156 235.5707  81.0579  7.51272023218938

Epoch: 2026-09-03T04:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T04:42:05.219Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

135.54864°

Altitude

5,596.939 km

Speed

5.512 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 33m 37s

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

08:58:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

8,953.252 km

Perigee altitude

322.833 km

Semi-major axis

11,016.18 km

Eccentricity

0.39172

Inclination

21.8651°

RAAN

188.4079°

Arg. of periapsis

235.5707°

True anomaly

124.46512°

Mean anomaly

81.0579°

Eccentric anomaly

102.93227°

Mean motion

1.87714 °/min

Orbital period

191.78 mins

BSTAR

0.0037566

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CZ-3C DEB, 40172 (Decayed)

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CZ-3C 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.
61 mins	2026-09-21 19:16:02.855Z	200.473° SSW	2026-09-21 19:32:02.855Z	140.36° SSE	36.141°	2026-09-21 20:17:02.855Z	90.76° ESE
98 mins	2026-09-21 22:39:02.855Z	244.279° WSW	2026-09-21 23:12:02.855Z	176.75° S	58.49°	2026-09-22 00:17:02.855Z	111.979° ESE
97 mins	2026-09-22 02:13:02.855Z	266.488° W	2026-09-22 03:08:02.855Z	211.674° SW	45.145°	2026-09-22 03:50:02.855Z	148.778° SSE
20 mins	2026-09-22 06:37:02.855Z	250.019° W	2026-09-22 06:48:02.855Z	237.657° WSW	11.282°	2026-09-22 06:57:02.855Z	224.41° SW

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CZ-3C DEB, 40171

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T04:42:05.219Z)

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Orbital elements

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