CZ-3B DEB, 42474

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 42474 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

42474, 2011-077AP

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

4 months 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 4 months ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 42474U 11077AP  24360.74651772 -.00000016  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 42474  21.0934 188.9532 7259070 257.8553  19.4644  1.66957082 59829

Epoch: 2024-12-25T17:54Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T17:54:59.131Z)

Latitude

-0.0004°

Longitude

-174.50842°

Altitude

10,342.178 km

Speed

5.865 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 35m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

14.27885°

Longitude

-63.92373°

Altitude

42,710.392 km

Speed

1.721 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 21m 52s

Apparent Declination

9° 38' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:23:41

Azimuth

82.869° E

Elevation

6.511°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

45,430.501 km

Perigee altitude

1,849.644 km

Semi-major axis

30,018.21 km

Eccentricity

0.725907

Inclination

21.0934°

RAAN

188.9532°

Arg. of periapsis

257.8553°

True anomaly

102.03058°

Mean anomaly

19.4644°

Eccentric anomaly

52.43022°

Mean motion

0.41732 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

862.65 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.
150 mins	2025-05-09 07:00:53.448Z	88.052° E	2025-05-09 08:29:53.448Z	97.885° ESE	13.512°	2025-05-09 09:30:53.448Z	103.438° ESE
247 mins	2025-05-10 02:07:53.448Z	166.611° S	2025-05-10 06:14:53.448Z	97.777° ESE	29.338°	2025-05-10 06:14:53.448Z	97.777° ESE

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