GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Aug 2016 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

42679, 2016-049D

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-09 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42679U 16049D   26171.30274330  .00000113  00000-0  43145-4 0  9993
2 42679  98.3170 182.6718 0006516 358.1902   1.9266 14.46661386520283

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:15:57.021Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

165.1649°

Altitude

734.903 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 10m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:40:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

738.312 km

Perigee altitude

729.044 km

Semi-major axis

7,111.815 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

98.317°

RAAN

182.6718°

Arg. of periapsis

358.1902°

True anomaly

1.92911°

Mean anomaly

1.9266°

Eccentric anomaly

1.92786°

Mean motion

3.61887 °/min

Orbital period

99.48 mins

BSTAR

0.000043145

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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.
8 mins	2026-06-22 12:57:40.649Z	32.857° NE	2026-06-22 13:01:40.649Z	87.254° E	28.547°	2026-06-22 13:05:40.649Z	156.188° SSE
6 mins	2026-06-22 14:37:40.649Z	336.454° NNW	2026-06-22 14:40:40.649Z	285.603° WNW	23.833°	2026-06-22 14:43:40.649Z	242.408° WSW
7 mins	2026-06-23 00:08:40.649Z	130.4° SE	2026-06-23 00:11:40.649Z	78.845° E	31.769°	2026-06-23 00:15:40.649Z	7.181° NNE
5 mins	2026-06-23 01:48:40.649Z	236.105° WSW	2026-06-23 01:50:40.649Z	269.364° W	20.544°	2026-06-23 01:53:40.649Z	311.608° NW

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GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:15:57.021Z)

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