CZ-3C R/B, 65487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C R/B, 65487 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 05 Sep 2025 UTC launched 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

65487, 2025-196B

Orbit

HEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CZ-3C STAGE 3, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,800 kg wet, ~2,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-09-05 (7 months ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 8.0 m

Radar Cross Section

32.704 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 CZ-3C R/B
1 65487U 25196B   26083.76332973  .00007895  00000-0  12429-2 0  9991
2 65487  28.4119 291.2949 6945341 275.3762  15.3854  2.72476728  5463

Epoch: 2026-03-24T18:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T18:19:11.688Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-165.73507°

Altitude

4,148.592 km

Speed

7.571 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 25m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

17:54:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,319.533 km

Perigee altitude

237.184 km

Semi-major axis

21,656.495 km

Eccentricity

0.69453

Inclination

28.4119°

RAAN

291.2949°

Arg. of periapsis

275.3762°

True anomaly

84.2731°

Mean anomaly

15.3854°

Eccentric anomaly

42.02624°

Mean motion

0.68102 °/min

Orbital period

528.62 mins

BSTAR

0.0012429

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CZ-3C 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.
449 mins	2026-03-29 12:47:54.635Z	153.616° SSE	2026-03-29 18:02:54.635Z	92.042° ESE	31.305°	2026-03-29 20:16:54.635Z	100.553° ESE
272 mins	2026-03-29 22:46:54.635Z	282.013° WNW	2026-03-30 00:20:54.635Z	283.711° WNW	18.421°	2026-03-30 03:18:54.635Z	285.276° WNW

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CZ-3C R/B, 65487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T18:19:11.688Z)

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