CZ-3B DEB, 42458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 42458 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 UTC launched from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

42458, 2010-042Z

Orbit

HEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2010-09-04 (15 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 42458U 10042Z   25337.10821203 -.00000390  00000-0 -64309-2 0  9995
2 42458  30.9237 301.3066 7484045 153.9899 280.8431  1.81277894 72916

Epoch: 2025-12-03T02:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T02:35:49.519Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-169.89608°

Altitude

31,733.674 km

Speed

2.625 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 04m 58s

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

02:11:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

43,303.569 km

Perigee altitude

771.063 km

Semi-major axis

28,415.453 km

Eccentricity

0.7484

Inclination

30.9237°

RAAN

301.3066°

Arg. of periapsis

153.9899°

True anomaly

206.03916°

Mean anomaly

280.8431°

Eccentric anomaly

242.7289°

Mean motion

0.45312 °/min

Orbital period

794.5 mins

BSTAR

-0.0064309

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CZ-3B DEB 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.
648 mins	2025-12-07 17:18:48.532Z	170.811° S	2025-12-08 04:06:48.532Z	258.339° W	28.348°	2025-12-08 04:06:48.532Z	258.339° W

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