CZ-4C R/B, 52258

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C R/B, 52258 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 15 Apr 2022 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

52258, 2022-039B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-4 STAGE 3, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2022-04-15 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

14.536 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 CZ-4C R/B
1 52258U 22039B   26093.09191238  .00003524  00000-0  23288-3 0  9991
2 52258  98.2502 131.9546 0111441 324.9102  34.4814 15.03166675216588

Epoch: 2026-04-03T02:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T02:12:21.229Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-92.56485°

Altitude

496.739 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 47m 49s

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

17:15:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

631.419 km

Perigee altitude

476.91 km

Semi-major axis

6,932.302 km

Eccentricity

0.01114

Inclination

98.2502°

RAAN

131.9546°

Arg. of periapsis

324.9102°

True anomaly

35.21274°

Mean anomaly

34.4814°

Eccentric anomaly

34.84623°

Mean motion

3.76034 °/min

Orbital period

95.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00023288

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CZ-4C R/B 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.
7 mins	2026-04-03 15:32:58.498Z	9.173° NNE	2026-04-03 15:35:58.498Z	341.833° N	42.893°	2026-04-03 15:39:58.498Z	199.876° SSW
5 mins	2026-04-04 02:18:58.498Z	144.855° SSE	2026-04-04 02:20:58.498Z	74.225° E	40.648°	2026-04-04 02:23:58.498Z	357.539° N

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CZ-4C R/B, 52258

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T02:12:21.229Z)

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