CZ-3B DEB, 40187

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40187 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

40187, 2011-077L

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)

2011-12-19 (15 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.4 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-3B DEB
1 40187U 11077L   26303.49388248 -.00000118  00000-0  76228-3 0  9995
2 40187  26.6919 318.9446 7377745  98.5991 343.0799  1.90950627 97191

Epoch: 2026-10-30T11:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-30T11:51:11.446Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

102.29822°

Altitude

7,621.76 km

Speed

6.513 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 15m 38s

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

22:19:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

41,320.471 km

Perigee altitude

819.455 km

Semi-major axis

27,448.1 km

Eccentricity

0.73777

Inclination

26.6919°

RAAN

318.9446°

Arg. of periapsis

98.5991°

True anomaly

261.34014°

Mean anomaly

343.0799°

Eccentric anomaly

311.34473°

Mean motion

0.47728 °/min

Orbital period

754.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00076228

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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.
31 mins	2026-11-02 02:34:45.245Z	211.41° SW	2026-11-02 02:56:45.245Z	176.789° S	28.739°	2026-11-02 03:05:45.245Z	125.464° SE
353 mins	2026-11-02 16:31:45.245Z	209.517° SW	2026-11-02 18:31:45.245Z	186.456° SSW	14.64°	2026-11-02 22:24:45.245Z	210.026° SW

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CZ-3B DEB, 40187

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: 2026-10-30T11:51:11.446Z)

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