Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12726
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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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: 1990-081M
Object number (NORAD): 20849
Object ID (CCSDS): 20849
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.555 minutes
Inclination: 98.6443 deg
SMA: 7210.419 km
Apoapsis: 861.631 km
Periapsis: 802.937 km
RAAN: 170.7312 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0040701
Argument of periapsis: 15.2293 deg
Mean anomaly: 345.0098 deg
Mean motion: 14.17953558 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000837 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00042669 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, 1:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20849U 90081M 25187.57075288 .00000837 00000-0 42669-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 20849 98.6443 170.7312 0040701 15.2293 345.0098 14.17953558786978
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4 DEB.
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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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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