CZ-3C DEB, 42477

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 42477 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 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

42477, 2012-008AM

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2012-02-24 (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 23 hours ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 42477U 12008AM  25128.25575991  .00010536  00000-0  21317-1 0  9996
2 42477  19.7283 212.5431 6935160 172.9851 207.6698  2.64117887 95137

Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:08:17.656Z)

Latitude

0.00025°

Longitude

-105.86152°

Altitude

30,449.81 km

Speed

1.902 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 10m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-16.70878°

Longitude

-162.74941°

Altitude

13,676.981 km

Speed

4.661 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 32m 54s

Apparent Declination

-31° 20' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:23:07

Azimuth

226.125° WSW

Elevation

1.012°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

31,068.514 km

Perigee altitude

398.769 km

Semi-major axis

22,111.778 km

Eccentricity

0.693516

Inclination

19.7283°

RAAN

212.5431°

Arg. of periapsis

172.9851°

True anomaly

187.0292°

Mean anomaly

207.6698°

Eccentric anomaly

196.43051°

Mean motion

0.6601 °/min

BSTAR

0.021317

Orbital period

545.37 mins

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CZ-3C 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.
441 mins	2025-05-09 05:41:28.866Z	222.589° SW	2025-05-09 12:52:28.866Z	209.164° SW	32.479°	2025-05-09 13:02:28.866Z	145.859° SSE
276 mins	2025-05-10 00:38:28.866Z	125.622° SE	2025-05-10 05:14:28.866Z	131.674° SE	31.413°	2025-05-10 05:14:28.866Z	131.674° SE

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