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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 42477U 12008AM  25180.25351524  .00005237  00000-0  86857-2 0  9991
2 42477  19.6305 188.7992 6934742 216.1680  66.5586  2.65062090 96510

Epoch: 2025-06-29T06:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T06:05:03.716Z)

Latitude

-0.0002°

Longitude

179.87871°

Altitude

19,592.177 km

Speed

3.553 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.70026°

Longitude

-117.46609°

Altitude

23,612.039 km

Speed

2.917 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 11m 26s

Apparent Declination

11° 02' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:10:34

Azimuth

258.666° W

Elevation

30.118°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,978.659 km

Perigee altitude

383.597 km

Semi-major axis

22,059.265 km

Eccentricity

0.69347

Inclination

19.6305°

RAAN

188.7992°

Arg. of periapsis

216.168°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

66.5586°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.66246 °/min

Orbital period

543.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0086857

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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.
117 mins	2025-07-01 08:32:26.173Z	258.64° W	2025-07-01 10:11:26.173Z	223.448° SW	32.176°	2025-07-01 10:29:26.173Z	157.636° S
435 mins	2025-07-01 20:54:26.173Z	123.643° SE	2025-07-02 02:28:26.173Z	114.74° SE	34.041°	2025-07-02 04:09:26.173Z	94.544° ESE

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