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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 43656U 18081B   25186.56655571  .00000046  00000-0  31037-4 0  9992
2 43656  99.3934  71.6104 0205172 184.6276 175.3013 14.31655801349700

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:35:50.413Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-56.15241°

Altitude

935.657 km

Speed

7.308 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 46m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.48157°

Longitude

136.62657°

Altitude

712.408 km

Speed

7.548 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 14m 58s

Apparent Declination

11° 40' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:31:12

Azimuth

39.061° NE

Elevation

-29.501°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

930.311 km

Perigee altitude

636.443 km

Semi-major axis

7,161.514 km

Eccentricity

0.02052

Inclination

99.3934°

RAAN

71.6104°

Arg. of periapsis

184.6276°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

175.3013°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58126 °/min

Orbital period

100.52 mins

BSTAR

0.000031037

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 05:16:59.557Z	15.856° NNE	2025-07-06 05:20:59.557Z	74.178° E	44.846°	2025-07-06 05:24:59.557Z	193.41° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-06 14:55:59.557Z	96.165° ESE	2025-07-06 14:58:59.557Z	59.742° ENE	18.324°	2025-07-06 15:01:59.557Z	24.087° NE
10 mins	2025-07-06 16:32:59.557Z	177.782° S	2025-07-06 16:37:59.557Z	279.615° WNW	41.777°	2025-07-06 16:42:59.557Z	338.951° N

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