CZ-3C DEB, 40202

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40202 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

40202, 2012-008M

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 month ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2012-02-24 (13 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 month ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40202U 12008M   25150.20342754  .00000719  00000-0  42560-2 0  9995
2 40202  20.5951 342.5688 7125671 287.9048  10.6779  2.36018309104169

Epoch: 2025-05-30T04:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-30T04:52:56.139Z)

Latitude

-0.00059°

Longitude

21.33824°

Altitude

3,226.214 km

Speed

8.141 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 50m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.69756°

Longitude

162.16786°

Altitude

28,486.138 km

Speed

2.477 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 58m 21s

Apparent Declination

2° 39' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:08:18

Azimuth

322.625° NNW

Elevation

-40.522°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,438.01 km

Perigee altitude

472.341 km

Semi-major axis

23,833.313 km

Eccentricity

0.71257

Inclination

20.5951°

RAAN

342.5688°

Arg. of periapsis

287.9048°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

10.6779°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.58988 °/min

Orbital period

610.29 mins

BSTAR

0.004256

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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.
293 mins	2025-07-01 13:09:29.944Z	82.606° E	2025-07-01 16:26:29.944Z	102.103° ESE	19.216°	2025-07-01 18:02:29.944Z	109.545° ESE
199 mins	2025-07-01 20:50:29.944Z	275.691° WNW	2025-07-01 22:01:29.944Z	272.415° WNW	17.533°	2025-07-02 00:09:29.944Z	275.612° WNW

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