CZ-3C DEB, 40869

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 40869 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

40869, 2012-008AK

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

3 months 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 3 months ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40869U 12008AK  25084.12490443  .00001585  00000-0  63035-1 0  9991
2 40869  18.4629 332.1867 7262175  75.3844 348.9966  2.08076827 89912

Epoch: 2025-03-25T02:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-25T02:59:51.742Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

104.41442°

Altitude

3,962.887 km

Speed

7.855 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 08m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.85085°

Longitude

38.73177°

Altitude

36,124.982 km

Speed

1.833 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 23m 43s

Apparent Declination

-17° 15' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:08:33

Azimuth

234.389° WSW

Elevation

12.529°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,368.075 km

Perigee altitude

718.726 km

Semi-major axis

25,921.538 km

Eccentricity

0.72622

Inclination

18.4629°

RAAN

332.1867°

Arg. of periapsis

75.3844°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

348.9966°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.52006 °/min

Orbital period

692.23 mins

BSTAR

0.063035

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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.
40 mins	2025-07-01 09:30:16.047Z	234.377° WSW	2025-07-01 09:30:16.047Z	234.377° WSW	12.232°	2025-07-01 10:10:16.047Z	239.02° WSW
54 mins	2025-07-01 12:42:16.047Z	247.987° W	2025-07-01 13:28:16.047Z	202.874° SW	26.171°	2025-07-01 13:36:16.047Z	142.854° SSE
440 mins	2025-07-02 02:10:16.047Z	199.413° SSW	2025-07-02 05:51:16.047Z	198.876° SSW	23.072°	2025-07-02 09:30:16.047Z	229.6° WSW

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