CZ-3C DEB, 42470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 42470 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sun, 31 Oct 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

42470, 2010-057BK

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2010-10-31 (15 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 42470U 10057BK  25193.86672016  .00005035  00000-0  11058-1 0  9995
2 42470  21.0138  77.5635 6750922  91.6184 340.2337  2.86983399112033

Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:48:04.621Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-165.41299°

Altitude

5,211.011 km

Speed

7.052 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 10m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-18.8935°

Longitude

77.17786°

Altitude

21,986.576 km

Speed

3.008 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 36m 51s

Apparent Declination

-30° 45' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:06:31

Azimuth

159.89° S

Elevation

16.281°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,666.712 km

Perigee altitude

419.307 km

Semi-major axis

20,921.146 km

Eccentricity

0.67509

Inclination

21.0138°

RAAN

77.5635°

Arg. of periapsis

91.6184°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

340.2337°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.71724 °/min

Orbital period

501.92 mins

BSTAR

0.011058

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CZ-3C DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
333 mins	2025-07-13 07:41:12.585Z	159.899° S	2025-07-13 11:41:12.585Z	165.861° S	17.445°	2025-07-13 13:14:12.585Z	140.716° SSE
24 mins	2025-07-14 07:17:12.585Z	213.244° SW	2025-07-14 07:41:12.585Z	192.164° SSW	16.713°	2025-07-14 07:41:12.585Z	192.164° SSW

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