CZ-3C DEB, 40863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40863 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

40863, 2012-008AD

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2012-02-24 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40863U 12008AD  25127.98062373 -.00000042  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40863  21.1694 317.3957 7032693  18.2013 357.8236  2.20859419 83281

Epoch: 2025-05-07T23:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T23:32:05.89Z)

Latitude

0.00042°

Longitude

98.28508°

Altitude

1,184.154 km

Speed

9.456 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 09m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-13.94595°

Longitude

-42.20497°

Altitude

29,388.043 km

Speed

2.507 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 32m 07s

Apparent Declination

-22° 41' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:25:38

Azimuth

208.23° SW

Elevation

22.026°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,052.267 km

Perigee altitude

1,013.767 km

Semi-major axis

24,911.154 km

Eccentricity

0.7032693

Inclination

21.1694°

RAAN

317.3957°

Arg. of periapsis

18.2013°

True anomaly

342.64913°

Mean anomaly

357.8236°

Eccentric anomaly

352.71195°

Mean motion

0.55202 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

652.15 mins

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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.
106 mins	2025-05-09 05:16:59.578Z	208.221° SW	2025-05-09 05:16:59.578Z	208.221° SW	20.547°	2025-05-09 07:02:59.578Z	199.203° SSW
571 mins	2025-05-09 19:17:59.578Z	232.89° WSW	2025-05-09 19:29:59.578Z	168.729° S	37.221°	2025-05-10 04:48:59.578Z	163.081° S

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