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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-4B DEB
1 40531U 13057D   25346.66468688  .00006384  00000-0  11440-2 0  9994
2 40531  74.9697 208.1362 0183829 315.7961  42.8641 14.56490184564644

Epoch: 2025-12-12T15:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T15:57:08.946Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-112.75414°

Altitude

612.901 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 52m 32s

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

05:21:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

832.206 km

Perigee altitude

571.897 km

Semi-major axis

7,080.189 km

Eccentricity

0.01838

Inclination

74.9697°

RAAN

208.1362°

Arg. of periapsis

315.7961°

True anomaly

44.32146°

Mean anomaly

42.8641°

Eccentric anomaly

43.59032°

Mean motion

3.64314 °/min

Orbital period

98.82 mins

BSTAR

0.001144

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2013 (2013-10-25 UTC)

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CZ-4B DEB, 40532

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-13 15:09:16.114Z	147.191° SSE	2025-12-13 15:12:16.114Z	102.796° ESE	22.705°	2025-12-13 15:16:16.114Z	44.962° NE
7 mins	2025-12-13 16:50:16.114Z	244.621° WSW	2025-12-13 16:53:16.114Z	303.924° NW	28.049°	2025-12-13 16:57:16.114Z	358.396° N
8 mins	2025-12-14 01:29:16.114Z	7.491° NNE	2025-12-14 01:33:16.114Z	74.205° E	30.635°	2025-12-14 01:37:16.114Z	128.186° SE
7 mins	2025-12-14 03:10:16.114Z	308.591° NW	2025-12-14 03:13:16.114Z	263.715° W	26.256°	2025-12-14 03:17:16.114Z	208.584° SW

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CZ-4B DEB, 40531

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T15:57:08.946Z)

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