Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
12728
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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: 1990-081D
Object number (NORAD): 20791
Object ID (CCSDS): 20791
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.375 minutes
Inclination: 98.9797 deg
SMA: 7296.301 km
Apoapsis: 955.938 km
Periapsis: 880.394 km
RAAN: 157.7998 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0051769
Argument of periapsis: 285.657 deg
Mean anomaly: 134.0419 deg
Mean motion: 13.9299207 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010031 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 8:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 20791U 90081D 25189.85798199 .00000088 00000-0 10031-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 20791 98.9797 157.7998 0051769 285.6570 134.0419 13.92992070770791
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.
Associated space launch
Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite
CZ-4 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1B’, on board a Long March 4A space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 3, 1990, 12:53 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 3, 1990, 12:53 a.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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