CZ-2D DEB, 43490

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2D DEB, 43490 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

43490, 2018-048E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 CZ-2D DEB
1 43490U 18048E   25128.64188015  .00005287  00000-0  53548-3 0  9992
2 43490  98.2267 271.2764 0025957  38.5911 321.7155 14.91147754373796

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:24Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:24:18.444Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

173.49011°

Altitude

583.191 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 05m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-7.93169°

Longitude

-6.99208°

Altitude

614.606 km

Speed

7.543 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 45m 25s

Apparent Declination

-24° 51' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:53:08

Azimuth

294.128° NW

Elevation

-62.109°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

609.487 km

Perigee altitude

573.306 km

Semi-major axis

6,969.533 km

Eccentricity

0.0025957

Inclination

98.2267°

RAAN

271.2764°

Arg. of periapsis

38.5911°

True anomaly

321.53074°

Mean anomaly

321.7155°

Eccentric anomaly

321.62317°

Mean motion

3.73025 °/min

BSTAR

0.00053548

Orbital period

96.51 mins

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CZ-2D DEB 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 09:14:15.842Z	154.528° SSE	2025-05-09 09:18:15.842Z	64.337° ENE	41.475°	2025-05-09 09:21:15.842Z	356.424° N
6 mins	2025-05-09 22:35:15.842Z	1.153° NNE	2025-05-09 22:37:15.842Z	301.244° NW	42.608°	2025-05-09 22:41:15.842Z	203.585° SW

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