CZ-4 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-4 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

13453

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CZ-4 R/B

International designator: 1988-080B

Object number (NORAD): 19468

Object ID (CCSDS): 19468

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.583 minutes

Inclination: 99.0099 deg

SMA: 7259.023 km

Apoapsis: 932.715 km

Periapsis: 829.062 km

RAAN: 235.2919 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0071396

Argument of periapsis: 171.5715 deg

Mean anomaly: 307.2636 deg

Mean motion: 14.03736202 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000263 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.00013615 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:42 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 19468U 88080B 25187.61261302 -.00000263 00000-0 -13615-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 19468 99.0099 235.2919 0071396 171.5715 307.2636 14.03736202885703

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4 R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-02-16 03:38:17 0.0004271154 277.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-23 08:20:13 0.0001131818 212.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-07-28 01:03:02 0.001839753 102.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite

CZ-4 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1A’, on board a Long March 4A space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 6, 1988, 8:30 p.m. from Launch Complex 7.

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Launch to space Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1A
Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1A

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 6, 1988, 8:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 4A

Launch pad: Launch Complex 7

Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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