CZ-4C DEB, 43338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-4C DEB, 43338 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43338, 2018-034H

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2018-04-10 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 CZ-4C DEB
1 43338U 18034H   25341.96531084 -.00000009  00000-0  11418-3 0  9996
2 43338  63.3952 231.1075 0257904   7.7017 352.7853 13.44710485376140

Epoch: 2025-12-07T23:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T23:10:02.856Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

166.62448°

Altitude

902.486 km

Speed

7.495 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 24m 25s

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

03:33:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,283.235 km

Perigee altitude

897.991 km

Semi-major axis

7,468.75 km

Eccentricity

0.02579

Inclination

63.3952°

RAAN

231.1075°

Arg. of periapsis

7.7017°

True anomaly

352.4019°

Mean anomaly

352.7853°

Eccentric anomaly

352.59485°

Mean motion

3.36257 °/min

Orbital period

107.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00011418

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-08 17:08:10.884Z	146.151° SSE	2025-12-08 17:12:10.884Z	101.871° ESE	17.2°	2025-12-08 17:15:10.884Z	70.686° E
10 mins	2025-12-08 18:57:10.884Z	225.384° WSW	2025-12-08 19:01:10.884Z	284.462° WNW	42.951°	2025-12-08 19:07:10.884Z	29.372° NE
6 mins	2025-12-08 20:51:10.884Z	305.599° NW	2025-12-08 20:53:10.884Z	327.734° NNW	16.536°	2025-12-08 20:57:10.884Z	7.336° NNE
6 mins	2025-12-09 00:39:10.884Z	6.955° NNE	2025-12-09 00:41:10.884Z	25.653° NE	14.862°	2025-12-09 00:45:10.884Z	59.757° ENE
12 mins	2025-12-09 02:28:10.884Z	339.251° N	2025-12-09 02:34:10.884Z	61.47° ENE	37.294°	2025-12-09 02:40:10.884Z	121.314° SE
12 mins	2025-12-09 04:19:10.884Z	304.09° NW	2025-12-09 04:24:10.884Z	247.709° W	31.85°	2025-12-09 04:31:10.884Z	182.282° SSW

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CZ-4C DEB, 43338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T23:10:02.856Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2018 (2018-04-10 UTC)

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