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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40838U 11077T   25346.99428347  .00000719  00000-0  97411-2 0  9996
2 40838  26.5851 281.0037 7448218 155.2720 276.6119  1.95638886 76592

Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:51:46.091Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-158.92137°

Altitude

30,780.716 km

Speed

2.587 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 43m 47s

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

17:48:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

40,746.154 km

Perigee altitude

513.737 km

Semi-major axis

27,008.083 km

Eccentricity

0.74482

Inclination

26.5851°

RAAN

281.0037°

Arg. of periapsis

155.272°

True anomaly

204.77924°

Mean anomaly

276.6119°

Eccentric anomaly

239.74825°

Mean motion

0.48899 °/min

Orbital period

736.21 mins

BSTAR

0.0097411

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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.
255 mins	2025-12-14 19:13:59.758Z	206.423° SW	2025-12-14 19:45:59.758Z	211.175° SW	19.753°	2025-12-14 23:28:59.758Z	246.462° WSW
37 mins	2025-12-15 03:01:59.758Z	267.185° W	2025-12-15 03:33:59.758Z	211.664° SW	30.693°	2025-12-15 03:38:59.758Z	149.882° SSE
80 mins	2025-12-15 17:53:59.758Z	205.657° SW	2025-12-15 19:13:59.758Z	211.071° SW	16.022°	2025-12-15 19:13:59.758Z	211.071° SW

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CZ-3B DEB, 40838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:51:46.091Z)

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