In orbitDebris

CZ-3B DEB

NORAD: 40165
COSPAR: 2010-042S

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: China Aerospace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S40165, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2010-09-04
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B G2
Flight: Zhongxing 6A
Mission name: zhongxing liu A weixing
Launch site: XSC, LC2
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2010-042

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2010-042, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2010-09-04
Period: 746.1 min
Inclination: 28.00°
Apogee: 40,881 km
Perigee: 864 km
Radar cross-section: 0.003 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 37151)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris31 in total, 31 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit