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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 43656U 18081B   26127.23696975  .00000204  00000-0  77652-4 0  9994
2 43656  99.3692  41.8955 0205261  24.9775 336.1171 14.31848713393441

Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:41:14.186Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

91.50039°

Altitude

654.497 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 47m 34s

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

02:51:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

929.717 km

Perigee altitude

635.747 km

Semi-major axis

7,160.869 km

Eccentricity

0.02053

Inclination

99.3692°

RAAN

41.8955°

Arg. of periapsis

24.9775°

True anomaly

335.14199°

Mean anomaly

336.1171°

Eccentric anomaly

335.63186°

Mean motion

3.58174 °/min

Orbital period

100.51 mins

BSTAR

0.000077652

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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.
5 mins	2026-05-07 19:14:02.222Z	224.491° SW	2026-05-07 19:17:02.222Z	274.081° WNW	18.479°	2026-05-07 19:19:02.222Z	304.544° NW
9 mins	2026-05-08 07:25:02.222Z	8.732° NNE	2026-05-08 07:29:02.222Z	241.256° WSW	43.356°	2026-05-08 07:34:02.222Z	202.109° SSW
5 mins	2026-05-08 17:04:02.222Z	99.276° ESE	2026-05-08 17:06:02.222Z	70.662° E	16.135°	2026-05-08 17:09:02.222Z	25.98° NE
6 mins	2026-05-08 18:43:02.222Z	199.576° SSW	2026-05-08 18:45:02.222Z	242.517° WSW	33.385°	2026-05-08 18:49:02.222Z	328.167° NNW

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CZ-4B R/B, 43656

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: 2026-05-07T05:41:14.186Z)

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