CZ-2C R/B, 40287

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2C R/B, 40287 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 27 Oct 2014 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

40287, 2014-066B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-2 STAGE 2, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,800 kg wet, ~3,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.2 m

Radar Cross Section

26.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CZ-2C R/B
1 40287U 14066B   25351.66203820  .00000548  00000-0  10468-3 0  9990
2 40287  97.7404  17.0649 0009047 144.6388 215.5419 14.67433677595728

Epoch: 2025-12-17T15:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T15:53:20.100Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

52.20247°

Altitude

677.473 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 08m 15s

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

02:28:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

672.696 km

Perigee altitude

659.95 km

Semi-major axis

7,044.46 km

Eccentricity

0.0009

Inclination

97.7404°

RAAN

17.0649°

Arg. of periapsis

144.6388°

True anomaly

215.48169°

Mean anomaly

215.5419°

Eccentric anomaly

215.51179°

Mean motion

3.67089 °/min

Orbital period

98.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00010468

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CZ-2C R/B 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.
6 mins	2025-12-18 13:45:20.659Z	49.154° ENE	2025-12-18 13:48:20.659Z	94.413° ESE	19.22°	2025-12-18 13:51:20.659Z	138.864° SSE
6 mins	2025-12-18 15:23:20.659Z	338.196° N	2025-12-18 15:25:20.659Z	293.769° NW	30.297°	2025-12-18 15:29:20.659Z	224.782° SW
4 mins	2025-12-19 00:47:20.659Z	95.603° ESE	2025-12-19 00:49:20.659Z	63.986° ENE	17.615°	2025-12-19 00:51:20.659Z	33.386° NE
6 mins	2025-12-19 02:23:20.659Z	200.752° SSW	2025-12-19 02:26:20.659Z	273.756° WNW	33.716°	2025-12-19 02:29:20.659Z	327.857° NNW

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CZ-2C R/B, 40287

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T15:53:20.100Z)

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