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

12786

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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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: 1990-081R

Object number (NORAD): 20853

Object ID (CCSDS): 20853

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.501 minutes

Inclination: 98.2457 deg

SMA: 7065.132 km

Apoapsis: 701.003 km

Periapsis: 672.992 km

RAAN: 250.0418 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00198238

Argument of periapsis: 96.9372 deg

Mean anomaly: 328.2157 deg

Mean motion: 14.61915636 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00023179 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.004613641 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 6:26 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20853U 90081R 25246.26862594 .00023179 00000-0 46136-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 20853 98.2457 250.0418 0019824 96.9372 328.2157 14.61915636816381

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-8 R/B LEO 2025-02-21 14:58:04 0.0001313204 480.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-09 02:31:32 0.0001373308 289.0 (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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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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