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

6 days 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 6 days ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 44616U 18031K   25178.97489631  .00003307  00000-0  32861-3 0  9990
2 44616  97.8222 260.7075 0006134  42.3291 317.8400 14.92373552373316

Epoch: 2025-06-27T23:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T23:23:51.041Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-6.57522°

Altitude

590.409 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 22m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.42758°

Longitude

-169.92993°

Altitude

600.131 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 31m 42s

Apparent Declination

10° 06' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:16:47

Azimuth

31.868° NE

Elevation

-34.369°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

591.831 km

Perigee altitude

583.285 km

Semi-major axis

6,965.695 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.8222°

RAAN

260.7075°

Arg. of periapsis

42.3291°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

317.84°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.73333 °/min

Orbital period

96.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00032861

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-04 18:28:31.243Z	8.116° NNE	2025-07-04 18:32:31.243Z	289.434° WNW	43.673°	2025-07-04 18:36:31.243Z	200.563° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-05 05:19:31.243Z	153.76° SSE	2025-07-05 05:21:31.243Z	118.984° SE	41.332°	2025-07-05 05:25:31.243Z	353.796° N

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