CZ-3C DEB, 40868

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40868 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

40868, 2012-008AJ

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 40868U 12008AJ  25126.83239585 -.00000203  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 40868  22.1712  29.1563 6811091 229.2358  48.0195  2.28091737986779

Epoch: 2025-05-06T19:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T19:58:39.001Z)

Latitude

0.00013°

Longitude

-135.44591°

Altitude

17,183.701 km

Speed

4.181 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 56m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

20.63872°

Longitude

-68.75196°

Altitude

30,527.166 km

Speed

2.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 57m 52s

Apparent Declination

13° 25' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:32:10

Azimuth

306.72° NW

Elevation

-18.432°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,609.806 km

Perigee altitude

1,396.898 km

Semi-major axis

24,381.489 km

Eccentricity

0.6811091

Inclination

22.1712°

RAAN

29.1563°

Arg. of periapsis

229.2358°

True anomaly

130.68639°

Mean anomaly

48.0195°

Eccentric anomaly

86.99035°

Mean motion

0.5701 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

631.47 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.
90 mins	2025-05-09 16:37:20.872Z	79.714° E	2025-05-09 17:28:20.872Z	80.093° E	11.559°	2025-05-09 18:07:20.872Z	79.29° E
387 mins	2025-05-09 21:42:20.872Z	248.377° W	2025-05-09 23:33:20.872Z	257.575° W	21.461°	2025-05-10 04:09:20.872Z	281.165° WNW
62 mins	2025-05-10 05:21:20.872Z	277.681° WNW	2025-05-10 06:13:20.872Z	247.974° W	14.118°	2025-05-10 06:23:20.872Z	226.155° WSW

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