In orbitDebris

CZ-4B DEB

NORAD: 29538
COSPAR: 2006-015E

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Spacecraft

Built by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Owner: China National Space Administration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S29538, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2006-04-26
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C
Flight: Yaogan 1
Mission name: yaogan weixing yihao
Launch site: TYSC, LC7
Launched by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2006-015

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2006-015, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2006-04-26
Period: 93.2 min
Inclination: 98.07°
Apogee: 451 km
Perigee: 412 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0185 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: RSS-1 (YAOGAN-1) (NORAD 29092)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris11 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit