CZ-4B R/B, 43656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4B R/B, 43656 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Wed, 24 Oct 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle 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

43656, 2018-081B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

AliExpress, Alibaba Group (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST?

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

1,020 kg wet, 20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-24 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Box, 2.6 m

Radar Cross Section

19.378 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 43656U 18081B   26171.39946817  .00000050  00000-0  32813-4 0  9992
2 43656  99.3677  89.5812 0203737 257.4755 100.3568 14.31866791399760

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:35:14.049Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

37.15803°

Altitude

817.512 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 58m 19s

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

21:41:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.564 km

Perigee altitude

636.779 km

Semi-major axis

7,160.809 km

Eccentricity

0.02037

Inclination

99.3677°

RAAN

89.5812°

Arg. of periapsis

257.4755°

True anomaly

102.64234°

Mean anomaly

100.3568°

Eccentric anomaly

101.50069°

Mean motion

3.58179 °/min

Orbital period

100.51 mins

BSTAR

0.000032813

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2018 (2018-10-24 UTC)

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CZ-4B DEB, 56086 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 56085 (Decayed)

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CZ-4B DEB, 56161 (Decayed)

HAIYANG 2B, 43655

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CZ-4B DEB, 43661

CZ-4B DEB, 56160 (Decayed)

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CZ-4B 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	2026-06-22 17:05:41.923Z	100.102° ESE	2026-06-22 17:09:41.923Z	54.294° ENE	17.953°	2026-06-22 17:12:41.923Z	21.585° NNE
10 mins	2026-06-22 18:43:41.923Z	176.549° S	2026-06-22 18:47:41.923Z	243.938° WSW	42.973°	2026-06-22 18:53:41.923Z	340.72° N
8 mins	2026-06-23 06:57:41.923Z	35.528° NE	2026-06-23 07:01:41.923Z	107.415° ESE	33.917°	2026-06-23 07:05:41.923Z	166.938° S
6 mins	2026-06-23 08:37:41.923Z	336.085° NNW	2026-06-23 08:40:41.923Z	291.206° WNW	23.27°	2026-06-23 08:43:41.923Z	250.191° W

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CZ-4B R/B, 43656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:35:14.049Z)

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