CZ-3C DEB, 40178

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40178 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

40178, 2010-057AG

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2010-10-31 (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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TLE from 3 days ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40178U 10057AG  25125.86475648 -.00000487  00000-0 -72353-2 0  9999
2 40178  19.3230  55.0035 7238334 344.1048   6.0800  2.09828853 23624

Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:45:14.959Z)

Latitude

10.61477°

Longitude

-88.17781°

Altitude

1,940.203 km

Speed

8.965 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 48m 25s

True Declination

10° 33' 41"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

14.37868°

Longitude

11.77875°

Altitude

23,928.841 km

Speed

3.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 02m 58s

Apparent Declination

7° 41' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:48:06

Azimuth

240.156° WSW

Elevation

41.076°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,057.069 km

Perigee altitude

740.602 km

Semi-major axis

25,776.972 km

Eccentricity

0.7238334

Inclination

19.323°

RAAN

55.0035°

Arg. of periapsis

344.1048°

True anomaly

49.31448°

Mean anomaly

6.08°

Eccentric anomaly

20.82229°

Mean motion

0.52444 °/min

BSTAR

-0.0072353

Orbital period

686.45 mins

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CZ-3C DEB, 40172 (Decayed)

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.
297 mins	2025-05-09 06:39:14.413Z	240.129° WSW	2025-05-09 06:43:14.413Z	239.846° WSW	33.308°	2025-05-09 11:36:14.413Z	255.756° W
158 mins	2025-05-10 04:01:14.413Z	259.095° W	2025-05-10 05:25:14.413Z	218.608° SW	38.29°	2025-05-10 06:39:14.413Z	219.767° SW

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