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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40853U 12008T   25339.52552986 -.00000095  00000-0 -13088-3 0  9994
2 40853  20.7388 109.2440 7036952  33.6451 355.4590  2.27919829 93433

Epoch: 2025-12-05T12:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T12:36:45.779Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-154.61784°

Altitude

1,401.597 km

Speed

9.28 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 16m 33s

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

05:09:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,182.167 km

Perigee altitude

849.986 km

Semi-major axis

24,394.213 km

Eccentricity

0.7037

Inclination

20.7388°

RAAN

109.244°

Arg. of periapsis

33.6451°

True anomaly

325.12414°

Mean anomaly

355.459°

Eccentric anomaly

345.07414°

Mean motion

0.56966 °/min

Orbital period

631.96 mins

BSTAR

-0.00013088

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CZ-3C 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.
403 mins	2025-12-06 20:48:51.530Z	255.717° W	2025-12-06 21:48:51.530Z	209.937° SW	31.71°	2025-12-07 03:31:51.530Z	226.512° WSW

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