In orbitDebris

CZ-3 DEB

NORAD: 26785
COSPAR: 1984-035C

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Spacecraft

Owner: China National Space Administration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S26785, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1984-04-08
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3
Flight: STW
Mission name: STW
Launch site: XSC, LC3
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1984-035

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1984-035, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 1984-04-08
Period: 484.5 min
Inclination: 30.29°
Apogee: 27,695 km
Perigee: 417 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0461 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-3 R/B (NORAD 14900)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit