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, 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 41728U 16049B   26316.21205609  .00000561  00000-0  91200-4 0  9993
2 41728  97.9434  18.9706 0098739  76.5210 284.6977 14.71760782549901

Epoch: 2026-11-12T05:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T05:05:21.646Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-108.71838°

Altitude

641.482 km

Speed

7.546 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 15m 52s

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

10:20:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

721.926 km

Perigee altitude

583.086 km

Semi-major axis

7,030.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00987

Inclination

97.9434°

RAAN

18.9706°

Arg. of periapsis

76.521°

True anomaly

283.59989°

Mean anomaly

284.6977°

Eccentric anomaly

284.14913°

Mean motion

3.68172 °/min

Orbital period

97.78 mins

BSTAR

0.0000912

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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.
8 mins	2026-11-12 17:04:25.147Z	18.235° NNE	2026-11-12 17:08:25.147Z	130.39° SE	68.322°	2026-11-12 17:12:25.147Z	186.112° SSW
7 mins	2026-11-13 04:03:25.147Z	150.223° SSE	2026-11-13 04:07:25.147Z	47.63° ENE	53.081°	2026-11-13 04:10:25.147Z	358.429° N

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CZ-4C R/B, 41728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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