CZ-3B DEB, 42471

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 42471 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 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

42471, 2011-077AL

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

6 days ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2011-12-19 (13 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 6 days ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 42471U 11077AL  25123.46704690 -.00000135  00000-0  15991-2 0  9990
2 42471  25.8984  61.0080 7454854 296.9929   7.5263  1.89245321 68950

Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:12:32.852Z)

Latitude

0.00021°

Longitude

31.1621°

Altitude

2,786.619 km

Speed

8.517 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 03m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.74316°

Longitude

-148.94304°

Altitude

12,572.843 km

Speed

5.256 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 46m 30s

Apparent Declination

-15° 48' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:40:07

Azimuth

132.165° SE

Elevation

19.407°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

41,819.83 km

Perigee altitude

649.757 km

Semi-major axis

27,612.931 km

Eccentricity

0.7454854

Inclination

25.8984°

RAAN

61.008°

Arg. of periapsis

296.9929°

True anomaly

63.82775°

Mean anomaly

7.5263°

Eccentric anomaly

26.75428°

Mean motion

0.47301 °/min

BSTAR

0.0015991

Orbital period

761.08 mins

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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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 05:31:25.984Z	132.195° SE	2025-05-09 05:31:25.984Z	132.195° SE	18.361°	2025-05-09 05:41:25.984Z	130.185° SE
605 mins	2025-05-09 19:26:25.984Z	156.709° SSE	2025-05-10 04:10:25.984Z	146.292° SSE	40.586°	2025-05-10 05:31:25.984Z	164.057° S

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