Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12749
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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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
Decay date: July 30, 2025
Period: 89.385 minutes
Inclination: 98.0378 deg
SMA: 6622.21 km
Apoapsis: 253.632 km
Periapsis: 234.517 km
RAAN: 257.6349 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014433
Argument of periapsis: 256.0092 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.9585 deg
Mean motion: 16.11010516 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.09876591 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.016517 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 30, 2025, 4:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 29, 2025, 4:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20878U 90081AN 25210.68046126 .09876591 41052+0 16517-1 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 20878 98.0378 257.6349 0014433 256.0092 103.9585 16.11010516822271
Live tracking on map
Satellite CZ-4 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CZ-4 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
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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