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.
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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