In orbitDebris

CZ-3 DEB

NORAD: 17425
COSPAR: 1986-010C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Ministry of Aerospace Industry

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S17425, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1986-02-01
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3
Flight: DFH-2
Mission name: DFH-2
Launch site: XSC, LC3
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1986-010

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1986-010, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 1986-02-01
Period: 409.0 min
Inclination: 31.21°
Apogee: 23,296 km
Perigee: 453 km
Radar cross-section: 0.2539 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-3 R/B (NORAD 16528)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit