In orbitDebris

CZ-3A DEB

NORAD: 36966
COSPAR: 2007-003AC

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Spacecraft

Owner: China National Space Administration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S36966, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2007-02-02
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A
Flight: Beidou 4
Mission name: di si ke beidou daohang
Launch site: XSC, LC2
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2007-003

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2007-003, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2007-02-02
Period: 759.2 min
Inclination: 24.32°
Apogee: 41,448 km
Perigee: 931 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1506 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 30324)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris40 in total, 35 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit