CZ-4 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

12779

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: CZ-4 DEB

International designator: 1990-081H

Object number (NORAD): 20798

Object ID (CCSDS): 20798

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.305 minutes

Inclination: 98.7428 deg

SMA: 7198.612 km

Apoapsis: 827.795 km

Periapsis: 813.159 km

RAAN: 226.3558 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00101653

Argument of periapsis: 73.0453 deg

Mean anomaly: 287.1838 deg

Mean motion: 14.21443557 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001155 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00054798357 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 10:14 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20798U 90081H 25240.92677017 .00001155 00000-0 54798-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 20798 98.7428 226.3558 0010165 73.0453 287.1838 14.21443557803163

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-04-14 12:58:39 0.0001136666 278.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-03-05 05:53:11 0.000346213 133.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2024-11-13 01:52:26 0.0009306772 173.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite

CZ-4 DEB 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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Launch to space Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1B
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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