CZ-4C R/B, 40879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C R/B, 40879 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 27 Aug 2015 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

40879, 2015-040B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-4 STAGE 3, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-08-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

14.536 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-4C R/B
1 40879U 15040B   26075.21274353 -.00000019  00000-0  57821-4 0  9993
2 40879 100.5540 239.8523 0092753 305.3039  53.9435 13.33324830513576

Epoch: 2026-03-16T05:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-16T05:06:21.040Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-10.5438°

Altitude

1,096.388 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 59m 24s

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

01:09:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,201.272 km

Perigee altitude

1,061.962 km

Semi-major axis

7,509.754 km

Eccentricity

0.00928

Inclination

100.554°

RAAN

239.8523°

Arg. of periapsis

305.3039°

True anomaly

54.80863°

Mean anomaly

53.9435°

Eccentric anomaly

54.37548°

Mean motion

3.33507 °/min

Orbital period

107.94 mins

BSTAR

0.000057821

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2015 (2015-08-27 UTC)

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YAOGAN 27, 40878

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CZ-4C R/B 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.
4 mins	2026-03-16 21:59:26.992Z	68.075° E	2026-03-16 22:01:26.992Z	84.64° E	11.65°	2026-03-16 22:03:26.992Z	101.738° ESE
12 mins	2026-03-16 23:43:26.992Z	20.38° NNE	2026-03-16 23:49:26.992Z	128.049° SE	44.092°	2026-03-16 23:55:26.992Z	190.497° SSW
8 mins	2026-03-17 01:31:26.992Z	336.463° NNW	2026-03-17 01:34:26.992Z	306.109° NW	20.503°	2026-03-17 01:39:26.992Z	259.005° W
11 mins	2026-03-17 10:03:26.992Z	131.247° SE	2026-03-17 10:08:26.992Z	58.987° ENE	36.42°	2026-03-17 10:14:26.992Z	356.133° N
10 mins	2026-03-17 11:50:26.992Z	213.482° SW	2026-03-17 11:54:26.992Z	260.662° W	27.086°	2026-03-17 12:00:26.992Z	322.826° NNW

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CZ-4C R/B, 40879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-16T05:06:21.040Z)

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