CZ-4B DEB, 40531

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4B DEB, 40531 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 25 Oct 2013 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

40531, 2013-057D

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2013-10-25 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CZ-4B DEB
1 40531U 13057D   26046.55764129  .00004113  00000-0  72903-3 0  9999
2 40531  74.9679  91.8840 0180803 167.7449 192.8211 14.57362561574094

Epoch: 2026-02-15T13:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T13:23:00.207Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

105.5685°

Altitude

829.341 km

Speed

7.373 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 07m 32s

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

02:54:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

827.185 km

Perigee altitude

571.263 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.361 km

Eccentricity

0.01808

Inclination

74.9679°

RAAN

91.884°

Arg. of periapsis

167.7449°

True anomaly

192.37127°

Mean anomaly

192.8211°

Eccentric anomaly

192.5952°

Mean motion

3.64532 °/min

Orbital period

98.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00072903

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CZ-4B 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.
4 mins	2026-02-16 02:42:44.303Z	117.052° SE	2026-02-16 02:44:44.303Z	93.366° ESE	13.572°	2026-02-16 02:46:44.303Z	69.519° E
8 mins	2026-02-16 04:20:44.303Z	208.748° SW	2026-02-16 04:24:44.303Z	296.17° NW	42.733°	2026-02-16 04:28:44.303Z	10.11° NNE
6 mins	2026-02-16 14:41:44.303Z	322.375° NNW	2026-02-16 14:43:44.303Z	278.114° WNW	36.338°	2026-02-16 14:47:44.303Z	183.591° SSW

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CZ-4B DEB, 40531

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: 2026-02-15T13:23:00.207Z)

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