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

1 week 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 1 week ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40178U 10057AG  25191.20776417 -.00000860  00000-0 -37718-1 0  9998
2 40178  19.5979  34.5018 7226712  21.6090  44.5776  2.09807809 24998

Epoch: 2025-07-10T04:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T04:59:10.824Z)

Latitude

8.22414°

Longitude

-172.50816°

Altitude

17,969.999 km

Speed

4.156 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 42m 39s

True Declination

8° 12' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-9.51028°

Longitude

-123.36381°

Altitude

37,875.829 km

Speed

1.597 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 21m 28s

Apparent Declination

-15° 31' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:22:46

Azimuth

121.886° SE

Elevation

11.624°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,029.999 km

Perigee altitude

771.025 km

Semi-major axis

25,778.649 km

Eccentricity

0.72267

Inclination

19.5979°

RAAN

34.5018°

Arg. of periapsis

21.609°

True anomaly

133.34852°

Mean anomaly

44.5776°

Eccentric anomaly

85.87642°

Mean motion

0.52439 °/min

Orbital period

686.51 mins

BSTAR

-0.037718

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2010 (2010-10-31 UTC)

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CZ-3C DEB, 40172 (Decayed)

CZ-3C DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
211 mins	2025-07-18 23:35:08.977Z	121.899° SE	2025-07-19 01:31:08.977Z	136.192° SSE	14.914°	2025-07-19 03:06:08.977Z	141.666° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-19 16:30:08.977Z	148.737° SSE	2025-07-19 16:31:08.977Z	140.761° SSE	11.594°	2025-07-19 16:34:08.977Z	122.791° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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