CZ-3C DEB, 40204

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40204 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

40204, 2012-008P

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, 0.1 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-3C DEB
1 40204U 12008P   25346.57841276 -.00000140  00000-0 -45669-2 0  9990
2 40204  20.3527  78.4051 7081832 106.4653 336.3993  2.27020311 92476

Epoch: 2025-12-12T13:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T13:52:54.862Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

148.56164°

Altitude

8,919.041 km

Speed

5.984 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 13m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:59:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,401.802 km

Perigee altitude

759.322 km

Semi-major axis

24,458.699 km

Eccentricity

0.70818

Inclination

20.3527°

RAAN

78.4051°

Arg. of periapsis

106.4653°

True anomaly

253.40029°

Mean anomaly

336.3993°

Eccentric anomaly

301.98236°

Mean motion

0.5674 °/min

Orbital period

634.47 mins

BSTAR

-0.0045669

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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.
586 mins	2025-12-14 19:48:50.686Z	197.227° SSW	2025-12-15 04:48:50.686Z	169.739° S	24.934°	2025-12-15 05:34:50.686Z	123.892° SE

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