CZ-3B DEB, 40850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 40850 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

40850, 2011-077AF

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 40850U 11077AF  26014.87247058  .00000008  00000-0  12884-2 0  9990
2 40850  25.4553 286.8594 7479142 182.7938 167.3541  1.92935509 76336

Epoch: 2026-01-14T20:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-14T20:56:21.458Z)

Latitude

0.00013°

Longitude

-141.54438°

Altitude

41,128.464 km

Speed

1.469 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 07m 31s

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

11:53:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

41,269.834 km

Perigee altitude

493.697 km

Semi-major axis

27,259.903 km

Eccentricity

0.74791

Inclination

25.4553°

RAAN

286.8594°

Arg. of periapsis

182.7938°

True anomaly

177.24619°

Mean anomaly

167.3541°

Eccentric anomaly

172.7569°

Mean motion

0.48223 °/min

Orbital period

746.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0012884

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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.
413 mins	2026-01-15 17:15:44.937Z	208.608° SW	2026-01-15 19:43:44.937Z	220.497° SW	24.915°	2026-01-16 00:08:44.937Z	263.336° W
26 mins	2026-01-16 03:52:44.937Z	273.799° WNW	2026-01-16 04:13:44.937Z	234.899° WSW	19.302°	2026-01-16 04:18:44.937Z	197.873° SSW

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CZ-3B DEB, 40850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-14T20:56:21.458Z)

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

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