Launch Date
September 4, 2010
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC2
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
NORAD ID
42463
International Designator
2010-042AE
Epoch
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 01:23:33 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
24.33°
Right Ascension
226.08°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
215.96°
Period
755.41 min
Mean Motion
1.91 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 Y13
Type
Status
Owner
CASC
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 42463U 10042AE 21006.05802498 -.00000039 00000-0 -12198-2 0 9998
2 42463 24.3268 226.0845 7489635 215.9566 345.1786 1.90625071980135
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0809
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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