Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12726
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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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: 1990-081AY
Object number (NORAD): 20888
Object ID (CCSDS): 20888
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.857 minutes
Inclination: 99.2259 deg
SMA: 7177.364 km
Apoapsis: 929.621 km
Periapsis: 668.836 km
RAAN: 27.4416 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0181672
Argument of periapsis: 152.1284 deg
Mean anomaly: 208.9773 deg
Mean motion: 14.27760408 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003636 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012516 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20888U 90081AY 25187.53721822 .00003636 00000-0 12516-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 20888 99.2259 27.4416 0181672 152.1284 208.9773 14.27760408777855
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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