CZ-4C DEB, 38660

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C DEB, 38660 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

38660, 2009-072H

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 hours 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 12 hours ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 38660U 09072H   25118.90604463  .00000287  00000-0  11519-2 0  9996
2 38660 100.5276   0.0208 0154759 246.5435 172.2191 12.92802463716718

Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44:42.256Z)

Latitude

57.52129°

Longitude

159.84294°

Altitude

1,417.588 km

Speed

7.102 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 52m 31s

True Declination

57° 22' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-78.77651°

Longitude

-71.49716°

Altitude

1,206.835 km

Speed

7.303 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 54m 33s

Apparent Declination

-61° 32' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:27:15

Azimuth

188.679° SSW

Elevation

-67.967°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,406.48 km

Perigee altitude

1,169.204 km

Semi-major axis

7,665.979 km

Eccentricity

0.0154759

Inclination

100.5276°

RAAN

0.0208°

Arg. of periapsis

246.5435°

True anomaly

172.45467°

Mean anomaly

172.2191°

Eccentric anomaly

172.33733°

Mean motion

3.23364 °/min

BSTAR

0.0011519

Orbital period

111.33 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.
12 mins	2025-04-29 14:18:16.055Z	107.345° ESE	2025-04-29 14:24:16.055Z	56.603° ENE	23.911°	2025-04-29 14:30:16.055Z	6.918° NNE
14 mins	2025-04-29 16:06:16.055Z	172.486° S	2025-04-29 16:13:16.055Z	270.717° WNW	43.625°	2025-04-29 16:20:16.055Z	339.507° N
4 mins	2025-04-29 18:02:16.055Z	261.575° W	2025-04-29 18:04:16.055Z	276.989° WNW	12.12°	2025-04-29 18:06:16.055Z	291.933° WNW
11 mins	2025-04-30 03:49:16.055Z	46.275° ENE	2025-04-30 03:54:16.055Z	98.742° ESE	26.711°	2025-04-30 04:00:16.055Z	153.241° SSE
13 mins	2025-04-30 05:37:16.055Z	5.232° NNE	2025-04-30 05:44:16.055Z	281.673° WNW	39.078°	2025-04-30 05:50:16.055Z	220.565° SW

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