Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12727
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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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: 1990-081AN
Object number (NORAD): 20878
Object ID (CCSDS): 20878
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.646 minutes
Inclination: 98.0591 deg
SMA: 6782.328 km
Apoapsis: 408.675 km
Periapsis: 399.711 km
RAAN: 232.5859 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006608
Argument of periapsis: 203.8613 deg
Mean anomaly: 156.2333 deg
Mean motion: 15.54299032 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0040237 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0058596 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 8:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20878U 90081AN 25188.86253575 .00402370 00000-0 58596-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 20878 98.0591 232.5859 0006608 203.8613 156.2333 15.54299032819052
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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