CZ-3B DEB, 40842

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40842 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

40842, 2011-077X

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

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

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40842U 11077X   25180.00657481  .00000103  00000-0  23410-2 0  9997
2 40842  21.3225 124.8567 7593733 292.3041   7.6309  1.76768035 73947

Epoch: 2025-06-29T00:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T00:09:28.063Z)

Latitude

-0.00014°

Longitude

-155.06023°

Altitude

3,101.799 km

Speed

8.384 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 18m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.23222°

Longitude

-24.00587°

Altitude

39,033.287 km

Speed

1.939 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 04m 07s

Apparent Declination

12° 32' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:52:15

Azimuth

173.723° S

Elevation

62.501°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

44,464.059 km

Perigee altitude

575.47 km

Semi-major axis

28,897.901 km

Eccentricity

0.75937

Inclination

21.3225°

RAAN

124.8567°

Arg. of periapsis

292.3041°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

7.6309°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.44182 °/min

Orbital period

814.81 mins

BSTAR

0.002341

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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.
220 mins	2025-07-02 05:10:44.292Z	173.727° S	2025-07-02 05:10:44.292Z	173.727° S	41.57°	2025-07-02 08:50:44.292Z	159.324° S
353 mins	2025-07-02 23:17:44.292Z	222.976° SW	2025-07-03 03:07:44.292Z	179.727° S	42.876°	2025-07-03 05:10:44.292Z	221.774° SW

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