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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-31 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 44616U 18031K   26030.96694051  .00005864  00000-0  53931-3 0  9992
2 44616  97.8052 116.4395 0005513  38.0150 322.1459 14.95143595405702

Epoch: 2026-01-30T23:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T23:12:23.660Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-1.85678°

Altitude

581.942 km

Speed

7.571 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 45m 45s

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

11:46:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

582.779 km

Perigee altitude

575.108 km

Semi-major axis

6,957.08 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

97.8052°

RAAN

116.4395°

Arg. of periapsis

38.015°

True anomaly

322.10711°

Mean anomaly

322.1459°

Eccentric anomaly

322.12651°

Mean motion

3.74027 °/min

Orbital period

96.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00053931

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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	2026-02-04 17:49:25.115Z	40.739° NE	2026-02-04 17:52:25.115Z	99.89° ESE	26.433°	2026-02-04 17:55:25.115Z	154.846° SSE
4 mins	2026-02-04 19:26:25.115Z	313.226° NW	2026-02-04 19:27:25.115Z	293.134° NW	19.513°	2026-02-04 19:30:25.115Z	244.644° WSW
4 mins	2026-02-05 04:39:25.115Z	94.642° ESE	2026-02-05 04:40:25.115Z	76.689° E	17.895°	2026-02-05 04:43:25.115Z	25.683° NE
6 mins	2026-02-05 06:13:25.115Z	207.649° SW	2026-02-05 06:16:25.115Z	275.433° WNW	27.413°	2026-02-05 06:19:25.115Z	325.228° NNW

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CZ-4C DEB, 44616

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T23:12:23.660Z)

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