CZ-11 R/B, 43872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-11 R/B, 43872 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 21 Dec 2018 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43872, 2018-108B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-11-4, Unknown motor

Mass

500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-21 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.651 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 CZ-11 R/B
1 43872U 18108B   26033.15993190 -.00000057  00000-0  34076-5 0  9991
2 43872 100.3879  81.5513 0329903 278.7018  77.6913 14.01818391363984

Epoch: 2026-02-02T03:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T03:50:18.116Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-108.38341°

Altitude

846.858 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 26m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:20:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,124.376 km

Perigee altitude

645.165 km

Semi-major axis

7,262.908 km

Eccentricity

0.03299

Inclination

100.3879°

RAAN

81.5513°

Arg. of periapsis

278.7018°

True anomaly

81.41493°

Mean anomaly

77.6913°

Eccentric anomaly

79.55015°

Mean motion

3.50653 °/min

Orbital period

102.67 mins

BSTAR

0.0000034076

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CZ-11 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.
11 mins	2026-02-03 02:13:51.025Z	132.227° SE	2026-02-03 02:18:51.025Z	70.406° E	34.168°	2026-02-03 02:24:51.025Z	358.305° N
9 mins	2026-02-03 03:56:51.025Z	214.315° SW	2026-02-03 03:59:51.025Z	255.068° W	27.723°	2026-02-03 04:05:51.025Z	324.264° NNW
7 mins	2026-02-03 14:44:51.025Z	56.886° ENE	2026-02-03 14:47:51.025Z	88.233° E	18.83°	2026-02-03 14:51:51.025Z	131.516° SE
11 mins	2026-02-03 16:24:51.025Z	8.607° NNE	2026-02-03 16:29:51.025Z	292.847° NW	43.068°	2026-02-03 16:35:51.025Z	208.357° SW

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CZ-11 R/B, 43872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T03:50:18.116Z)

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