CZ-11 R/B, 43161

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-11 R/B, 43161 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 19 Jan 2018 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43161, 2018-008G

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-11-4, Unknown motor

Mass

500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-19 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.651 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 CZ-11 R/B
1 43161U 18008G   25183.88072519  .00001031  00000-0  19340-3 0  9996
2 43161  98.2139 180.9053 0366048  53.0451 310.3667 14.31648690388670

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:08:14.656Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-57.31123°

Altitude

625.06 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 03m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.84706°

Longitude

124.89204°

Altitude

903.586 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 03m 31s

Apparent Declination

-48° 17' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:46:00

Azimuth

196.727° SSW

Elevation

-1.076°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,045.484 km

Perigee altitude

521.195 km

Semi-major axis

7,161.476 km

Eccentricity

0.0366

Inclination

98.2139°

RAAN

180.9053°

Arg. of periapsis

53.0451°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

310.3667°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58129 °/min

Orbital period

100.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0001934

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KEPLER-0 (KIPP), 43157 (Decayed)

QUANTUTONG 1, 43158 (Decayed)

JILIN-01-07, 43159

JILIN-01-08, 43160

CZ-11 R/B 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.
7 mins	2025-07-04 00:05:15.462Z	181.609° SSW	2025-07-04 00:09:15.462Z	284.829° WNW	37.337°	2025-07-04 00:12:15.462Z	336.16° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-04 12:17:15.462Z	34.29° NE	2025-07-04 12:20:15.462Z	102.498° ESE	37.532°	2025-07-04 12:25:15.462Z	175.088° S

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