YZ-2 R/B, 41840

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YZ-2 R/B, 41840 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Thu, 03 Nov 2016 UTC launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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

41840, 2016-065C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

YZ-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-03 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

17.609 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 YZ-2 R/B
1 41840U 16065C   25135.47923904 -.00000130  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 41840   8.3091  70.8239 0473935 221.7214 134.4187  0.93474121 29133

Epoch: 2025-05-15T11:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-15T11:30:06.253Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

24.68187°

Altitude

39,324.55 km

Speed

2.902 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 42m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.23041°

Longitude

-35.55039°

Altitude

37,274.074 km

Speed

3.04 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 07m 40s

Apparent Declination

-12° 31' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:06:35

Azimuth

99.496° ESE

Elevation

-8.201°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

39,901.923 km

Perigee altitude

35,713.671 km

Semi-major axis

44,185.934 km

Eccentricity

0.04739

Inclination

8.3091°

RAAN

70.8239°

Arg. of periapsis

221.7214°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

134.4187°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.23368 °/min

Orbital period

1,540.58 mins

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YZ-2 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.
887 mins	2025-05-17 17:48:33.554Z	98.571° ESE	2025-05-18 00:17:33.554Z	105.447° ESE	19.108°	2025-05-18 08:35:33.554Z	117.8° SE

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