CZ-3C DEB, 42478

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 42478 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

42478, 2012-008AN

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

11 months 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 11 months ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 42478U 12008AN  24164.29735707 -.00000072  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 42478  20.2787 114.2210 6806610  94.3229 339.6687  2.24186473  5172

Epoch: 2024-06-12T07:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-06-12T07:08:11.65Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

105.9336°

Altitude

7,608.324 km

Speed

6.39 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 36m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

9.07823°

Longitude

162.29091°

Altitude

12,266.478 km

Speed

5.157 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 29m 52s

Apparent Declination

-4° 14' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:20:10

Azimuth

244.593° WSW

Elevation

21.265°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,073.486 km

Perigee altitude

1,498.002 km

Semi-major axis

24,663.881 km

Eccentricity

0.680661

Inclination

20.2787°

RAAN

114.221°

Arg. of periapsis

94.3229°

True anomaly

265.66438°

Mean anomaly

339.6687°

Eccentric anomaly

309.63437°

Mean motion

0.56034 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

642.47 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.
32 mins	2025-05-09 06:11:22.481Z	244.555° WSW	2025-05-09 06:11:22.481Z	244.555° WSW	19.917°	2025-05-09 06:43:22.481Z	205.671° SW
586 mins	2025-05-09 18:21:22.481Z	215.862° SW	2025-05-09 22:37:22.481Z	186.164° SSW	42.64°	2025-05-10 04:07:22.481Z	153.546° SSE

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