CZ-3C DEB, 40198

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40198 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 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

40198, 2012-008H

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)

2012-02-24 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40198U 12008H   26172.91034322  .00000054  00000-0  21124-2 0  9996
2 40198  19.8393   5.5240 7257955 273.5639  13.6324  2.18852396 99717

Epoch: 2026-06-21T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T21:50:53.654Z)

Latitude

-0.00064°

Longitude

127.699°

Altitude

4,946.946 km

Speed

7.381 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 22m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

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

18:46:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,876.696 km

Perigee altitude

494.444 km

Semi-major axis

25,063.707 km

Eccentricity

0.7258

Inclination

19.8393°

RAAN

5.524°

Arg. of periapsis

273.5639°

True anomaly

86.04608°

Mean anomaly

13.6324°

Eccentric anomaly

40.81089°

Mean motion

0.54698 °/min

Orbital period

658.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0021124

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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.
339 mins	2026-06-27 13:14:05.656Z	79.559° E	2026-06-27 17:12:05.656Z	97.978° ESE	24.445°	2026-06-27 18:53:05.656Z	101.386° ESE
116 mins	2026-06-27 21:57:05.656Z	274.613° WNW	2026-06-27 22:46:05.656Z	276.413° WNW	12.307°	2026-06-27 23:53:05.656Z	280.242° WNW

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CZ-3C DEB, 40198

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T21:50:53.654Z)

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