CZ-3B DEB, 40179

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40179 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 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

40179, 2011-077C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2011-12-19 (14 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 day ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40179U 11077C   25198.64316129 -.00000152  00000-0 -60435-2 0  9994
2 40179  26.1953  29.2968 7418956 354.3082   0.5626  1.91895988 81680

Epoch: 2025-07-17T15:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T15:26:09.135Z)

Latitude

0.00213°

Longitude

-137.93292°

Altitude

727.213 km

Speed

9.88 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 57m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.21731°

Longitude

41.25879°

Altitude

40,805.858 km

Speed

1.525 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 05m 22s

Apparent Declination

-5° 11' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:11:23

Azimuth

143.025° SSE

Elevation

37.823°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

41,276.699 km

Perigee altitude

683.091 km

Semi-major axis

27,358.032 km

Eccentricity

0.7419

Inclination

26.1953°

RAAN

29.2968°

Arg. of periapsis

354.3082°

True anomaly

5.65479°

Mean anomaly

0.5626°

Eccentric anomaly

2.17823°

Mean motion

0.47964 °/min

Orbital period

750.56 mins

BSTAR

-0.0060435

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2011 (2011-12-19 UTC)

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.
272 mins	2025-07-18 23:23:47.458Z	143.035° SSE	2025-07-19 00:05:47.458Z	152.302° SSE	31.855°	2025-07-19 03:55:47.458Z	170.424° S
344 mins	2025-07-19 17:39:47.458Z	229.447° WSW	2025-07-19 17:51:47.458Z	157.258° SSE	40.151°	2025-07-19 23:23:47.458Z	150.215° SSE

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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