CZ-3B DEB, 40838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40838 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 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

40838, 2011-077T

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)

2011-12-19 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40838U 11077T   26028.37756248  .00000565  00000-0  36934-2 0  9992
2 40838  26.3689 267.4928 7457966 177.9973 189.2110  1.95707167 77508

Epoch: 2026-01-28T09:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-28T09:03:41.398Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

3.94904°

Altitude

40,682.682 km

Speed

1.475 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 50m 04s

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

17:03:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

40,761.594 km

Perigee altitude

485.824 km

Semi-major axis

27,001.846 km

Eccentricity

0.7458

Inclination

26.3689°

RAAN

267.4928°

Arg. of periapsis

177.9973°

True anomaly

182.01573°

Mean anomaly

189.211°

Eccentric anomaly

185.27929°

Mean motion

0.48916 °/min

Orbital period

735.95 mins

BSTAR

0.0036934

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CZ-3B 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.
142 mins	2026-02-03 15:08:59.218Z	125.969° SE	2026-02-03 16:18:59.218Z	123.132° SE	35.873°	2026-02-03 17:30:59.218Z	87.479° E
243 mins	2026-02-04 11:05:59.218Z	110.598° ESE	2026-02-04 15:08:59.218Z	134.259° SE	34.9°	2026-02-04 15:08:59.218Z	134.259° SE

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CZ-3B DEB, 40838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-28T09:03:41.398Z)

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