Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12667
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
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: 94.278 minutes
Inclination: 98.0699 deg
SMA: 6861.715 km
Apoapsis: 490.674 km
Periapsis: 476.487 km
RAAN: 165.2915 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010338
Argument of periapsis: 189.1374 deg
Mean anomaly: 170.9677 deg
Mean motion: 15.27403271 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00153228 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0055968 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 4:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20878U 90081AN 25127.67451472 .00153228 00000-0 55968-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 20878 98.0699 165.2915 0010338 189.1374 170.9677 15.27403271809449
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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