CZ-2D DEB, 44606

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2D DEB, 44606 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 11 Nov 2016 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

44606, 2016-068F

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-11 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 CZ-2D DEB
1 44606U 16068F   26255.00603569  .00000236  00000-0  17341-3 0  9990
2 44606  98.4225 324.3067 0222390 324.9514  33.7182 13.93041183498528

Epoch: 2026-09-12T00:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T00:08:41.483Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-28.88738°

Altitude

787.036 km

Speed

7.528 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 37m 13s

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

12:43:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.368 km

Perigee altitude

752.976 km

Semi-major axis

7,293.309 km

Eccentricity

0.02224

Inclination

98.4225°

RAAN

324.3067°

Arg. of periapsis

324.9514°

True anomaly

35.16614°

Mean anomaly

33.7182°

Eccentric anomaly

34.43879°

Mean motion

3.48463 °/min

Orbital period

103.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00017341

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2016 (2016-11-11 UTC)

CZ-2D R/B, 41858

YUNHAI 1, 41857

CZ-2D DEB, 44604 (Decayed)

CZ-2D DEB, 44607

CZ-2D DEB, 44605

CZ-2D DEB, 44603

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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.
10 mins	2026-09-15 04:07:00.013Z	138.653° SSE	2026-09-15 04:11:00.013Z	80.534° E	47.335°	2026-09-15 04:17:00.013Z	358.067° N
7 mins	2026-09-15 05:51:00.013Z	230.883° WSW	2026-09-15 05:54:00.013Z	272.425° WNW	22.877°	2026-09-15 05:58:00.013Z	317.431° NNW
10 mins	2026-09-15 16:40:00.013Z	38.405° NE	2026-09-15 16:45:00.013Z	101.711° ESE	34.287°	2026-09-15 16:50:00.013Z	156.269° SSE
10 mins	2026-09-15 18:22:00.013Z	353.438° N	2026-09-15 18:27:00.013Z	285.152° WNW	41.981°	2026-09-15 18:32:00.013Z	227.009° WSW

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CZ-2D DEB, 44606

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T00:08:41.483Z)

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