Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12788
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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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: 1990-081AR
Object number (NORAD): 20881
Object ID (CCSDS): 20881
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.711 minutes
Inclination: 98.4757 deg
SMA: 7122.887 km
Apoapsis: 796.902 km
Periapsis: 692.601 km
RAAN: 255.3428 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00732155
Argument of periapsis: 55.0982 deg
Mean anomaly: 305.706 deg
Mean motion: 14.4417127 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006382 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0018124899 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20881U 90081AR 25249.92444266 .00006382 00000-0 18125-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 20881 98.4757 255.3428 0073215 55.0982 305.7060 14.44171270811256
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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