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CZ-3C DEB, 40859

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40859 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

40859, 2012-008Z

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 months ago

TLE from 2 months ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40859U 12008Z   26143.21601828  .00000276  00000-0  41214-2 0  9990
2 40859  22.3565  13.0256 7176096 164.9393 240.2411  2.25634859    18

Epoch: 2026-05-23T05:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-23T05:11:03.979Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

54.41996°

Altitude

32,421.141 km

Speed

2.077 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 52m 05s

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

19:22:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,804.07 km

Perigee altitude

556.996 km

Semi-major axis

24,558.67 km

Eccentricity

0.71761

Inclination

22.3565°

RAAN

13.0256°

Arg. of periapsis

164.9393°

True anomaly

195.03113°

Mean anomaly

240.2411°

Eccentric anomaly

216.04665°

Mean motion

0.56394 °/min

Orbital period

638.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0041214

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BEIDOU 11, 38091

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CZ-3C DEB, 40856

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CZ-3C DEB, 40858

CZ-3C DEB, 48549

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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.
497 mins	2026-07-26 06:06:43.032Z	121.331° SE	2026-07-26 12:57:43.032Z	144.036° SSE	40.693°	2026-07-26 14:23:43.032Z	98.918° ESE

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