CZ-3C DEB, 40853

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40853 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 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

40853, 2012-008T

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)

2012-02-24 (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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40853U 12008T   26063.14111533 -.00000128  00000-0  29081-2 0  9991
2 40853  20.8052  79.0933 7046102  87.9068 344.3297  2.27918135 95451

Epoch: 2026-03-04T03:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T03:23:12.364Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-133.48389°

Altitude

5,530.157 km

Speed

7.113 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 16m 54s

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

09:57:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,204.711 km

Perigee altitude

827.703 km

Semi-major axis

24,394.344 km

Eccentricity

0.70461

Inclination

20.8052°

RAAN

79.0933°

Arg. of periapsis

87.9068°

True anomaly

272.55312°

Mean anomaly

344.3297°

Eccentric anomaly

316.58189°

Mean motion

0.56965 °/min

Orbital period

631.97 mins

BSTAR

0.0029081

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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.
340 mins	2026-03-07 16:52:38.535Z	222.425° SW	2026-03-07 18:21:38.535Z	201.238° SSW	17.459°	2026-03-07 22:32:38.535Z	219.402° SW
47 mins	2026-03-08 01:37:38.535Z	221.889° SW	2026-03-08 02:15:38.535Z	185.933° SSW	18.93°	2026-03-08 02:24:38.535Z	144.836° SSE

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CZ-3C DEB, 40853

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T03:23:12.364Z)

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