CZ-4 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

12790

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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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: 1990-081AX

Object number (NORAD): 20887

Object ID (CCSDS): 20887

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.327 minutes

Inclination: 98.4135 deg

SMA: 7104.572 km

Apoapsis: 737.836 km

Periapsis: 715.038 km

RAAN: 257.7593 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00160448

Argument of periapsis: 302.7418 deg

Mean anomaly: 182.1926 deg

Mean motion: 14.49759124 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004659 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0012183941 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 1:53 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20887U 90081AX 25251.57887869 .00004659 00000-0 12184-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 20887 98.4135 257.7593 0016045 302.7418 182.1926 14.49759124818749

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-4C DEB SSO 2025-08-04 20:44:07 0.0001036703 118.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-12 DEB HEO 2025-05-29 15:23:46 0.0001305592 353.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1B
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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