CZ-4C DEB, 44616

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C DEB, 44616 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 31 Mar 2018 UTC launched 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

44616, 2018-031K

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-31 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 44616U 18031K   25189.50129386  .00003253  00000-0  32281-3 0  9995
2 44616  97.8220 271.1628 0005217   9.3680 350.7635 14.92442671374888

Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:01:51.789Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

164.00165°

Altitude

589.774 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 04m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

59.90596°

Longitude

-1.54148°

Altitude

601.903 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 37m 08s

Apparent Declination

13° 07' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:01:54

Azimuth

7.524° NNE

Elevation

-36.641°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

590.976 km

Perigee altitude

583.709 km

Semi-major axis

6,965.48 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.822°

RAAN

271.1628°

Arg. of periapsis

9.368°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

350.7635°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7335 °/min

Orbital period

96.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00032281

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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)

CZ-4C DEB 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.
6 mins	2025-07-09 17:34:20.485Z	42.145° NE	2025-07-09 17:37:20.485Z	92.352° ESE	22.84°	2025-07-09 17:40:20.485Z	146.487° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-09 19:11:20.485Z	324.287° NNW	2025-07-09 19:13:20.485Z	280.422° WNW	22.603°	2025-07-09 19:15:20.485Z	245.056° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-10 06:00:20.485Z	206.314° SW	2025-07-10 06:02:20.485Z	254.67° W	31.575°	2025-07-10 06:06:20.485Z	330.76° NNW

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