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, 2.9 m

Radar Cross Section

14.536 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 CZ-4C R/B
1 40879U 15040B   26283.89054659 -.00000049  00000-0 -22361-5 0  9999
2 40879 100.5762  94.6723 0093313 176.9359 183.2353 13.33328944541387

Epoch: 2026-10-10T21:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T21:22:23.225Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

114.58435°

Altitude

1,206.968 km

Speed

7.217 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 18m 41s

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

00:26:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,201.679 km

Perigee altitude

1,061.527 km

Semi-major axis

7,509.74 km

Eccentricity

0.00933

Inclination

100.5762°

RAAN

94.6723°

Arg. of periapsis

176.9359°

True anomaly

183.17565°

Mean anomaly

183.2353°

Eccentric anomaly

183.20541°

Mean motion

3.33508 °/min

Orbital period

107.94 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000022361

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

CZ-4C DEB, 43425

CZ-4C DEB, 43424

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.
11 mins	2026-10-11 10:06:56.227Z	117.688° SE	2026-10-11 10:12:56.227Z	58.874° ENE	29.873°	2026-10-11 10:17:56.227Z	7.804° NNE
12 mins	2026-10-11 11:52:56.227Z	184.764° SSW	2026-10-11 11:58:56.227Z	265.115° W	54.019°	2026-10-11 12:04:56.227Z	333.192° NNW
8 mins	2026-10-11 23:13:56.227Z	51.19° ENE	2026-10-11 23:17:56.227Z	94.716° ESE	23.008°	2026-10-11 23:21:56.227Z	138.236° SSE
11 mins	2026-10-12 00:59:56.227Z	3.481° NNE	2026-10-12 01:04:56.227Z	279.325° WNW	57.342°	2026-10-12 01:10:56.227Z	214.695° SW

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CZ-4C R/B, 40879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T21:22:23.225Z)

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