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

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

AliExpress, Alibaba Group (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SAST?

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

1,020 kg wet, 20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-24 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.135 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 43656U 18081B   25128.62886074  .00000264  00000-0  96235-4 0  9992
2 43656  99.4011   8.8880 0205281 351.8528   7.9336 14.31634837341413

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:05:33.567Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-84.19847°

Altitude

643.547 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 35m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-2.75078°

Longitude

-83.06466°

Altitude

643.623 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 20m 46s

Apparent Declination

-20° 43' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:19:21

Azimuth

37.408° NE

Elevation

-67.092°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

930.461 km

Perigee altitude

636.434 km

Semi-major axis

7,161.584 km

Eccentricity

0.0205281

Inclination

99.4011°

RAAN

8.888°

Arg. of periapsis

351.8528°

True anomaly

8.26674°

Mean anomaly

7.9336°

Eccentric anomaly

8.09931°

Mean motion

3.58121 °/min

BSTAR

0.000096235

Orbital period

100.52 mins

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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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 14:45:33.586Z	82.067° E	2025-05-09 14:46:33.586Z	66.211° ENE	17.332°	2025-05-09 14:49:33.586Z	23.98° NE
7 mins	2025-05-09 16:22:33.586Z	192.486° SSW	2025-05-09 16:25:33.586Z	252.405° W	35.415°	2025-05-09 16:29:33.586Z	329.817° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-10 04:34:33.586Z	27.478° NE	2025-05-10 04:38:33.586Z	96.445° ESE	40.39°	2025-05-10 04:43:33.586Z	178.563° S

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