CZ-3B DEB, 42471

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3B DEB, 42471 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 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

42471, 2011-077AL

Orbit

HEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2011-12-19 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 CZ-3B DEB
1 42471U 11077AL  25342.22456388 -.00000075  00000-0  38896-2 0  9997
2 42471  26.5059   1.4163 7457609  37.1026 356.4060  1.89245326 31074

Epoch: 2025-12-08T05:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T05:23:22.319Z)

Latitude

-0.00018°

Longitude

-156.65252°

Altitude

1,298.544 km

Speed

9.455 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 05m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

01:46:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

41,827.327 km

Perigee altitude

642.134 km

Semi-major axis

27,612.867 km

Eccentricity

0.74576

Inclination

26.5059°

RAAN

1.4163°

Arg. of periapsis

37.1026°

True anomaly

324.93197°

Mean anomaly

356.406°

Eccentric anomaly

346.24975°

Mean motion

0.47302 °/min

Orbital period

761.07 mins

BSTAR

0.0038896

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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.
29 mins	2025-12-09 06:58:58.841Z	222.048° SW	2025-12-09 07:03:58.841Z	156.884° SSE	30.652°	2025-12-09 07:27:58.841Z	97.68° ESE
323 mins	2025-12-09 12:20:58.841Z	126.546° SE	2025-12-09 15:20:58.841Z	153.175° SSE	16.33°	2025-12-09 17:43:58.841Z	163.921° S

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CZ-3B DEB, 42471

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T05:23:22.319Z)

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