CZ-2D R/B, 43486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2D R/B, 43486 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 02 Jun 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

43486, 2018-048C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-06-02 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cone, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.025 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 CZ-2D R/B
1 43486U 18048C   25128.34239035  .00004267  00000-0  43097-3 0  9998
2 43486  97.6189 166.5174 0013643  75.5797 284.6935 14.91494467374734

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:13:02.526Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

176.84262°

Altitude

593.92 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 06m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

10.99535°

Longitude

176.27082°

Altitude

590.957 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 06m 34s

Apparent Declination

-24° 42' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:57:23

Azimuth

257.744° W

Elevation

-24.931°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

599.795 km

Perigee altitude

580.781 km

Semi-major axis

6,968.425 km

Eccentricity

0.0013643

Inclination

97.6189°

RAAN

166.5174°

Arg. of periapsis

75.5797°

True anomaly

284.54221°

Mean anomaly

284.6935°

Eccentric anomaly

284.61786°

Mean motion

3.73114 °/min

BSTAR

0.00043097

Orbital period

96.49 mins

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CZ-2D 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	2025-05-09 15:22:29.726Z	12.536° NNE	2025-05-09 15:25:29.726Z	15.73° NNE	43.337°	2025-05-09 15:29:29.726Z	192.882° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-10 02:13:29.726Z	141.68° SSE	2025-05-10 02:15:29.726Z	93.78° ESE	37.712°	2025-05-10 02:19:29.726Z	359.147° N

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