CZ-4C R/B, 43012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C R/B, 43012 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 14 Nov 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle 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

43012, 2017-072C

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Fudan University (CN)

Manufacturer

Fudan Univ

Mission

Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

XINYUN, Unknown motor

Mass

1,001 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-11-14 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Box, 3.8 m

Radar Cross Section

12.673 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 CZ-4C R/B
1 43012U 17072C   26052.25598739  .00000591  00000-0  12487-3 0  9990
2 43012  98.5704 156.5379 0123351 148.6304 212.2329 14.58667591439731

Epoch: 2026-02-21T06:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-21T06:08:37.310Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-86.79875°

Altitude

774.597 km

Speed

7.428 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 26m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

18:59:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

781.822 km

Perigee altitude

607.337 km

Semi-major axis

7,072.716 km

Eccentricity

0.01234

Inclination

98.5704°

RAAN

156.5379°

Arg. of periapsis

148.6304°

True anomaly

211.48873°

Mean anomaly

212.2329°

Eccentric anomaly

211.85985°

Mean motion

3.64892 °/min

Orbital period

98.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00012487

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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	2026-02-21 19:52:39.102Z	10.328° NNE	2026-02-21 19:56:39.102Z	321.363° NNW	43.93°	2026-02-21 20:00:39.102Z	199.936° SSW
8 mins	2026-02-22 06:57:39.102Z	172.922° S	2026-02-22 07:01:39.102Z	284.576° WNW	43.74°	2026-02-22 07:05:39.102Z	342.314° N

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CZ-4C R/B, 43012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-21T06:08:37.310Z)

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