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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40187U 11077L   26313.44154300 -.00000229  00000-0  22886-2 0  9994
2 40187  26.6842 316.3482 7378143 102.9692 341.2883  1.90952609 97386

Epoch: 2026-11-09T10:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T10:35:49.315Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

108.7003°

Altitude

8,540.206 km

Speed

6.238 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 05m 05s

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

15:10:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

41,321.236 km

Perigee altitude

818.313 km

Semi-major axis

27,447.911 km

Eccentricity

0.73781

Inclination

26.6842°

RAAN

316.3482°

Arg. of periapsis

102.9692°

True anomaly

257.01246°

Mean anomaly

341.2883°

Eccentric anomaly

307.95643°

Mean motion

0.47729 °/min

Orbital period

754.26 mins

BSTAR

0.0022886

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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.
426 mins	2026-11-11 18:47:06.100Z	173.78° S	2026-11-12 01:40:06.100Z	174.959° S	30.622°	2026-11-12 01:53:06.100Z	116.931° SE
212 mins	2026-11-12 15:15:06.100Z	203.335° SW	2026-11-12 18:47:06.100Z	183.227° SSW	15.26°	2026-11-12 18:47:06.100Z	183.227° SSW

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CZ-3B DEB, 40187

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T10:35:49.315Z)

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