CZ-3B DEB, 40843

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40843 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

40843, 2011-077Y

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40843U 11077Y   26061.47315796  .00018063  00000-0  35028-1 0  9999
2 40843  21.8230 164.7437 7218666 140.2496 305.0050  2.29383041 91994

Epoch: 2026-03-02T11:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T11:21:20.847Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-165.97947°

Altitude

19,811.977 km

Speed

3.745 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 58m 29s

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

09:13:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,447.09 km

Perigee altitude

377.899 km

Semi-major axis

24,290.631 km

Eccentricity

0.72187

Inclination

21.823°

RAAN

164.7437°

Arg. of periapsis

140.2496°

True anomaly

219.71165°

Mean anomaly

305.005°

Eccentric anomaly

263.88075°

Mean motion

0.5733 °/min

Orbital period

627.94 mins

BSTAR

0.035028

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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.
246 mins	2026-03-03 05:30:19.690Z	185.491° SSW	2026-03-03 09:13:19.690Z	177.428° S	34.761°	2026-03-03 09:36:19.690Z	111.444° ESE
255 mins	2026-03-04 01:15:19.690Z	128.736° SE	2026-03-04 05:11:19.690Z	137.603° SSE	26.367°	2026-03-04 05:30:19.690Z	133.29° SE

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CZ-3B DEB, 40843

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T11:21:20.847Z)

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2011 (2011-12-19 UTC)

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