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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40863U 12008AD  25221.25047741 -.00000128  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 40863  20.9287 288.1196 7022675  70.3349 348.8485  2.20833009 85348

Epoch: 2025-08-09T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T06:00:41.248Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-119.91741°

Altitude

3,810.95 km

Speed

7.889 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 12m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.89458°

Longitude

117.07883°

Altitude

34,022.063 km

Speed

1.932 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 15m 28s

Apparent Declination

-25° 46' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:16:18

Azimuth

151.814° SSE

Elevation

18.69°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,030.698 km

Perigee altitude

1,039.316 km

Semi-major axis

24,913.144 km

Eccentricity

0.70227

Inclination

20.9287°

RAAN

288.1196°

Arg. of periapsis

70.3349°

True anomaly

289.10366°

Mean anomaly

348.8485°

Eccentric anomaly

326.83934°

Mean motion

0.55195 °/min

Orbital period

652.23 mins

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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2012 (2012-02-24 UTC)

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.
367 mins	2025-08-10 18:58:45.435Z	151.822° SSE	2025-08-10 21:18:45.435Z	167.69° S	19.181°	2025-08-11 01:05:45.435Z	151.692° SSE
28 mins	2025-08-11 12:48:45.435Z	216.34° SW	2025-08-11 12:53:45.435Z	172.803° S	24.424°	2025-08-11 13:16:45.435Z	121.456° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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