CZ-3C DEB, 42477

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-3C DEB, 42477 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 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

42477, 2012-008AM

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2012-02-24 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 CZ-3C DEB
1 42477U 12008AM  25186.27977191  .00007582  00000-0  11913-1 0  9998
2 42477  19.6173 186.0414 6935639 221.1823  57.6369  2.65135383 96677

Epoch: 2025-07-05T06:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T06:42:52.293Z)

Latitude

-0.00015°

Longitude

161.73031°

Altitude

17,523.64 km

Speed

3.908 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 23m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.36917°

Longitude

81.74311°

Altitude

1,989.853 km

Speed

8.787 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 35m 53s

Apparent Declination

-42° 22' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:31:54

Azimuth

240.709° WSW

Elevation

-34.718°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,973.76 km

Perigee altitude

380.374 km

Semi-major axis

22,055.204 km

Eccentricity

0.69356

Inclination

19.6173°

RAAN

186.0414°

Arg. of periapsis

221.1823°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

57.6369°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.66264 °/min

Orbital period

543.28 mins

BSTAR

0.011913

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CZ-3C 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.
483 mins	2025-07-06 00:01:31.668Z	208.02° SW	2025-07-06 07:22:31.668Z	203.441° SW	40.412°	2025-07-06 08:04:31.668Z	128.805° SE
84 mins	2025-07-06 22:11:31.668Z	88.706° E	2025-07-06 23:35:31.668Z	89.647° E	15.403°	2025-07-06 23:35:31.668Z	89.647° E

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