CZ-2C R/B, 61873

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-2C R/B, 61873 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 09 Nov 2024 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

61873, 2024-203E

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

BWYIC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-2 STAGE 2, Unknown motor

Mass

4,006 kg wet, 4,006 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-11-09 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.7 m

Radar Cross Section

23.715 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 CZ-2C R/B
1 61873U 24203E   26043.92012285  .00010450  00000-0  34002-3 0  9992
2 61873  97.3207 110.1598 0079291 322.5178  37.0548 15.28994525 70134

Epoch: 2026-02-12T22:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-12T22:04:58.614Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-4.04939°

Altitude

438.68 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 20m 38s

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

07:51:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

530.112 km

Perigee altitude

421.421 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.904 km

Eccentricity

0.00793

Inclination

97.3207°

RAAN

110.1598°

Arg. of periapsis

322.5178°

True anomaly

37.60666°

Mean anomaly

37.0548°

Eccentric anomaly

37.33029°

Mean motion

3.82504 °/min

Orbital period

94.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00034002

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-13 17:30:02.687Z	353.178° N	2026-02-13 17:32:02.687Z	301.459° NW	37.471°	2026-02-13 17:35:02.687Z	214.02° SW
5 mins	2026-02-14 04:04:02.687Z	141.737° SSE	2026-02-14 04:06:02.687Z	83.126° E	36.438°	2026-02-14 04:09:02.687Z	2.369° NNE

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CZ-2C R/B, 61873

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-12T22:04:58.614Z)

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