DECAYED

CZ-4B R/B, 46481 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4B R/B, 46481 was space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 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

46481, 2020-067D

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

2 months ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-4 STAGE 3, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-27 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.932 m

Radar Cross Section

14.536 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 CZ-4B R/B
1 46481U 20067D   25063.05996941  .16327159  30540-5  27236-3 0  9991
2 46481  97.9670 267.0228 0007503 239.9305 279.4691 16.47815037246547

Epoch: 2025-03-04T01:26Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-04T01:26:21.357Z)

Latitude

20.48346°

Longitude

-93.6555°

Altitude

147.126 km

Speed

7.82 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 00m 00s

True Declination

20° 21' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

146.812 km

Perigee altitude

137.028 km

Semi-major axis

6,520.057 km

Eccentricity

0.0007503

Inclination

97.967°

RAAN

267.0228°

Arg. of periapsis

239.9305°

True anomaly

279.38428°

Mean anomaly

279.4691°

Eccentric anomaly

279.42669°

Mean motion

4.12255 °/min

BSTAR

0.00027236

Orbital period

87.32 mins

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2020 (2020-09-27 UTC)

HJ-2A, 46478

HJ-2B, 46479

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CZ-4B DEB, 46483 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 46484

CZ-4B DEB, 49046

CZ-4B R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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