CZ-4C DEB, 38659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C DEB, 38659 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 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

38659, 2009-072G

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 days ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2009-12-15 (15 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 6 days ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 38659U 09072G   25113.66744341  .00000437  00000-0  14176-2 0  9991
2 38659 100.6621  69.6981 0134619 317.2278 224.8960 13.05610142728070

Epoch: 2025-04-23T16:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-23T16:01:07.11Z)

Latitude

-1.14432°

Longitude

157.25414°

Altitude

1,316.375 km

Speed

7.164 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 37m 56s

True Declination

-1° 08' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

2.66978°

Longitude

163.65164°

Altitude

1,303.826 km

Speed

7.176 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 24m 52s

Apparent Declination

-52° 37' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:25:50

Azimuth

189.202° SSW

Elevation

-3.474°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,340.121 km

Perigee altitude

1,135.077 km

Semi-major axis

7,615.736 km

Eccentricity

0.0134619

Inclination

100.6621°

RAAN

69.6981°

Arg. of periapsis

317.2278°

True anomaly

223.82008°

Mean anomaly

224.896°

Eccentric anomaly

224.35676°

Mean motion

3.26569 °/min

BSTAR

0.0014176

Orbital period

110.24 mins

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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2009 (2009-12-15 UTC)

YAOGAN 8, 36121

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CZ-4C DEB 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.
11 mins	2025-04-29 11:26:51.995Z	350.883° N	2025-04-29 11:31:51.995Z	305.869° NW	25.158°	2025-04-29 11:37:51.995Z	250.329° W
12 mins	2025-04-29 20:10:51.995Z	133.831° SE	2025-04-29 20:15:51.995Z	71.977° E	37.911°	2025-04-29 20:22:51.995Z	354.652° N
11 mins	2025-04-29 21:59:51.995Z	211.098° SW	2025-04-29 22:04:51.995Z	264.951° W	27.308°	2025-04-29 22:10:51.995Z	322.349° NNW
13 mins	2025-04-30 09:32:51.995Z	26.641° NE	2025-04-30 09:38:51.995Z	100.627° ESE	41.116°	2025-04-30 09:45:51.995Z	180.776° SSW

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