SJ-21 AKM, 49382

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SJ-21 AKM, 49382 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sun, 24 Oct 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

49382, 2021-094C

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

SAST?

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

SJ21, Unknown motor

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-10-24 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 days ago

0 SJ-21 AKM
1 49382U 21094C   26071.70869020 -.00000255  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 49382  11.1021  40.5165 0002484 189.8915 166.0614  0.99219213 16528

Epoch: 2026-03-12T17:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T17:00:30.833Z)

Latitude

-0.78536°

Longitude

-28.92441°

Altitude

36,094.136 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 26m 14s

True Declination

0° 47' 04"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

12:26:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,095.828 km

Perigee altitude

36,074.732 km

Semi-major axis

42,463.417 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

11.1021°

RAAN

40.5165°

Arg. of periapsis

189.8915°

True anomaly

166.06825°

Mean anomaly

166.0614°

Eccentric anomaly

166.06483°

Mean motion

0.24804 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.38 mins

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 2021 (2021-10-24 UTC)

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SJ-21 AKM 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.
918 mins	2026-03-16 16:33:11.887Z	112.439° ESE	2026-03-16 23:56:11.887Z	101.293° ESE	20.67°	2026-03-17 07:51:11.887Z	115.33° SE

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SJ-21 AKM, 49382

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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