CZ-4B R/B, 40337

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4B R/B, 40337 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 07 Dec 2014 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

40337, 2014-079B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-4 STAGE 3, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-12-07 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

14.536 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 40337U 14079B   26062.17106583  .00003652  00000-0  21118-3 0  9997
2 40337  98.4662 147.3130 0142307 331.0162  28.3211 15.04850576611776

Epoch: 2026-03-03T04:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-03T04:06:20.087Z)

Latitude

-0.00013°

Longitude

-75.22464°

Altitude

468.491 km

Speed

7.679 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 49m 15s

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

18:53:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

647.576 km

Perigee altitude

450.42 km

Semi-major axis

6,927.135 km

Eccentricity

0.01423

Inclination

98.4662°

RAAN

147.313°

Arg. of periapsis

331.0162°

True anomaly

29.10701°

Mean anomaly

28.3211°

Eccentric anomaly

28.71281°

Mean motion

3.76455 °/min

Orbital period

95.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00021118

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-03 17:27:34.894Z	56.419° ENE	2026-03-03 17:30:34.894Z	102.518° ESE	16.948°	2026-03-03 17:32:34.894Z	131.353° SE
6 mins	2026-03-03 19:02:34.894Z	345.001° N	2026-03-03 19:04:34.894Z	298.974° NW	33.426°	2026-03-03 19:08:34.894Z	221.065° SW
5 mins	2026-03-04 05:46:34.894Z	181.528° SSW	2026-03-04 05:48:34.894Z	243.83° WSW	41.881°	2026-03-04 05:51:34.894Z	337.819° N

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CZ-4B R/B, 40337

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-03T04:06:20.087Z)

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