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 (16 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   26292.16532065 -.00000137  00000-0 -54506-2 0  9994
2 42458  29.4510 220.6301 7497326 279.6129  10.6768  1.81317848 78727

Epoch: 2026-10-19T03:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-19T03:58:03.704Z)

Latitude

0.00013°

Longitude

133.36105°

Altitude

4,682.526 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 42m 05s

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

04:08:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

43,334.357 km

Perigee altitude

732.33 km

Semi-major axis

28,411.481 km

Eccentricity

0.74973

Inclination

29.451°

RAAN

220.6301°

Arg. of periapsis

279.6129°

True anomaly

81.01637°

Mean anomaly

10.6768°

Eccentric anomaly

35.81159°

Mean motion

0.45321 °/min

Orbital period

794.33 mins

BSTAR

-0.0054506

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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.
22 mins	2026-10-23 09:02:04.153Z	287.912° WNW	2026-10-23 09:02:04.153Z	287.912° WNW	12.767°	2026-10-23 09:24:04.153Z	288.861° WNW
296 mins	2026-10-23 20:31:04.153Z	67.057° ENE	2026-10-23 23:52:04.153Z	86.054° E	23.176°	2026-10-24 01:27:04.153Z	94.984° ESE
198 mins	2026-10-24 04:19:04.153Z	283.063° WNW	2026-10-24 05:32:04.153Z	286.323° WNW	16.715°	2026-10-24 07:37:04.153Z	294.008° NW

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CZ-3B DEB, 42458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-19T03:58:03.704Z)

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