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

13 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.135 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 43656U 18081B   25199.42625606  .00000066  00000-0  36528-4 0  9999
2 43656  99.3913  85.5248 0205726 147.6489 213.7502 14.31659245351541

Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:13:48.523Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-4.40526°

Altitude

912.587 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 42m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-56.72845°

Longitude

10.70883°

Altitude

942.521 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 00m 19s

Apparent Declination

-59° 57' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:09:43

Azimuth

218.407° SW

Elevation

-56.915°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

930.696 km

Perigee altitude

636.035 km

Semi-major axis

7,161.502 km

Eccentricity

0.02057

Inclination

99.3913°

RAAN

85.5248°

Arg. of periapsis

147.6489°

True anomaly

212.46801°

Mean anomaly

213.7502°

Eccentric anomaly

213.10639°

Mean motion

3.58127 °/min

Orbital period

100.52 mins

BSTAR

0.000036528

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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	2025-07-19 05:16:07.570Z	20.399° NNE	2025-07-19 05:19:07.570Z	57.004° ENE	42.026°	2025-07-19 05:23:07.570Z	186.98° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-19 14:56:07.570Z	84.303° E	2025-07-19 14:58:07.570Z	59.291° ENE	14.76°	2025-07-19 15:00:07.570Z	34.444° NE
8 mins	2025-07-19 16:33:07.570Z	175.2° S	2025-07-19 16:37:07.570Z	289.076° WNW	42.949°	2025-07-19 16:41:07.570Z	339.791° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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