CZ-4C DEB, 43270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C DEB, 43270 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 31 Mar 2018 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

43270, 2018-031J

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-31 (8 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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 43270U 18031J   26221.38144112  .00000313  00000-0  47211-4 0  9992
2 43270  97.7146 274.2334 0006460 108.8172 251.3742 14.80679657460816

Epoch: 2026-08-09T09:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T09:09:16.512Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

179.03536°

Altitude

631.656 km

Speed

7.542 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 16m 56s

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

15:15:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

628.735 km

Perigee altitude

619.688 km

Semi-major axis

7,002.348 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.7146°

RAAN

274.2334°

Arg. of periapsis

108.8172°

True anomaly

251.30407°

Mean anomaly

251.3742°

Eccentric anomaly

251.33913°

Mean motion

3.70406 °/min

Orbital period

97.19 mins

BSTAR

0.000047211

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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	2026-08-12 03:46:41.100Z	177.356° S	2026-08-12 03:49:41.100Z	242.328° WSW	42.923°	2026-08-12 03:53:41.100Z	341.831° N
5 mins	2026-08-12 15:36:41.100Z	62.541° ENE	2026-08-12 15:38:41.100Z	101.399° ESE	20.915°	2026-08-12 15:41:41.100Z	146.256° SSE
5 mins	2026-08-12 17:12:41.100Z	332.079° NNW	2026-08-12 17:14:41.100Z	288.242° WNW	26.273°	2026-08-12 17:17:41.100Z	234.843° WSW

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CZ-4C DEB, 43270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T09:09:16.512Z)

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