Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12780
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: 100.836 minutes
Inclination: 99.2228 deg
SMA: 7176.371 km
Apoapsis: 928.337 km
Periapsis: 668.135 km
RAAN: 84.7939 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01812906
Argument of periapsis: 357.1351 deg
Mean anomaly: 2.8775 deg
Mean motion: 14.28056722 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002251 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00077809148 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 8:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20888U 90081AY 25241.84207260 .00002251 00000-0 77809-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 20888 99.2228 84.7939 0181291 357.1351 2.8775 14.28056722785609
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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