CZ-2C R/B, 43610

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2C R/B, 43610 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 07 Sep 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

43610, 2018-068B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-2 STAGE 2, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,800 kg wet, ~3,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-09-07 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.7 m

Radar Cross Section

23.715 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CZ-2C R/B
1 43610U 18068B   26073.51785627  .00000444  00000-0  10706-3 0  9995
2 43610  98.7263 274.4963 0085547 279.1685  79.9841 14.56545642399116

Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:25:42.781Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-84.06983°

Altitude

697.278 km

Speed

7.513 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

06:15:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

762.024 km

Perigee altitude

640.896 km

Semi-major axis

7,079.597 km

Eccentricity

0.00855

Inclination

98.7263°

RAAN

274.4963°

Arg. of periapsis

279.1685°

True anomaly

80.95121°

Mean anomaly

79.9841°

Eccentric anomaly

80.46748°

Mean motion

3.6436 °/min

Orbital period

98.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00010706

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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.
9 mins	2026-03-15 02:11:29.004Z	15.391° NNE	2026-03-15 02:15:29.004Z	38.633° NE	44.007°	2026-03-15 02:20:29.004Z	192.185° SSW
8 mins	2026-03-15 13:17:29.004Z	165.132° S	2026-03-15 13:20:29.004Z	164.904° S	44.811°	2026-03-15 13:25:29.004Z	346.519° N
6 mins	2026-03-16 01:18:29.004Z	52.066° ENE	2026-03-16 01:21:29.004Z	98.959° ESE	22.065°	2026-03-16 01:24:29.004Z	142.374° SSE

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CZ-2C R/B, 43610

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:25:42.781Z)

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