CZ-4C R/B, 41728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C R/B, 41728 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Aug 2016 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

41728, 2016-049B

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)

2016-08-09 (10 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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 CZ-4C R/B
1 41728U 16049B   26082.45540645  .00000783  00000-0  12475-3 0  9993
2 41728  97.9682 150.3446 0099227 103.6917 257.5361 14.71515928515524

Epoch: 2026-03-23T10:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T10:55:47.117Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

165.45111°

Altitude

674.967 km

Speed

7.511 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 01m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:08:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

723.058 km

Perigee altitude

583.517 km

Semi-major axis

7,031.425 km

Eccentricity

0.00992

Inclination

97.9682°

RAAN

150.3446°

Arg. of periapsis

103.6917°

True anomaly

256.42887°

Mean anomaly

257.5361°

Eccentric anomaly

256.98218°

Mean motion

3.6811 °/min

Orbital period

97.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00012475

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-23 16:24:45.587Z	50.774° ENE	2026-03-23 16:27:45.587Z	100.448° ESE	18.508°	2026-03-23 16:29:45.587Z	133.295° SE
6 mins	2026-03-23 18:01:45.587Z	342.644° N	2026-03-23 18:04:45.587Z	277.39° WNW	26.971°	2026-03-23 18:07:45.587Z	229.235° WSW
6 mins	2026-03-24 05:00:45.587Z	202.203° SSW	2026-03-24 05:03:45.587Z	271.416° WNW	31.309°	2026-03-24 05:06:45.587Z	326.137° NNW

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CZ-4C R/B, 41728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T10:55:47.117Z)

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