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

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, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 40869U 12008AK  26195.30673968 -.00000202  00000-0 -48840-2 0  9995
2 40869  17.6538 180.5147 7226860 354.5099   0.4317  2.08149439  4998

Epoch: 2026-07-14T07:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-14T07:21:42.308Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

137.90489°

Altitude

839.327 km

Speed

9.75 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 02m 02s

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

22:21:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,266.139 km

Perigee altitude

808.595 km

Semi-major axis

25,915.504 km

Eccentricity

0.72269

Inclination

17.6538°

RAAN

180.5147°

Arg. of periapsis

354.5099°

True anomaly

3.87748°

Mean anomaly

0.4317°

Eccentric anomaly

1.55622°

Mean motion

0.52024 °/min

Orbital period

691.99 mins

BSTAR

-0.004884

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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.
420 mins	2026-07-27 09:01:50.596Z	191.192° SSW	2026-07-27 09:01:50.596Z	191.192° SSW	37.792°	2026-07-27 16:01:50.596Z	234.719° WSW
177 mins	2026-07-28 06:04:50.596Z	246.389° WSW	2026-07-28 06:47:50.596Z	179.061° S	38.873°	2026-07-28 09:01:50.596Z	173.995° S

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CZ-3C DEB, 40869

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-14T07:21:42.308Z)

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