Launch Date
December 19, 2011
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC2
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
NORAD ID
40842
International Designator
2011-077X
Epoch
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:43:01 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
22.80°
Right Ascension
29.19°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
100.89°
Period
814.46 min
Mean Motion
1.77 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
CZ-3B DEB
Alternative Name
deb CZ-3B Y21
Type
Status
Owner
CASC
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 40842U 11077X 26183.82154369 .00000061 00000-0 96971-2 0 9993
2 40842 22.7958 29.1905 7560065 100.8897 343.8721 1.76804651 80465
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.1002
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
CALT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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