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

12726

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: 1990-081BV

Object number (NORAD): 20912

Object ID (CCSDS): 20912

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.327 minutes

Inclination: 98.5287 deg

SMA: 7152.176 km

Apoapsis: 782.777 km

Periapsis: 765.306 km

RAAN: 185.6878 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0012214

Argument of periapsis: 212.3891 deg

Mean anomaly: 274.5737 deg

Mean motion: 14.35309069 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001183 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00042776 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, 2:06 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20912U 90081BV 25187.58782183 .00001183 00000-0 42776-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 20912 98.5287 185.6878 0012214 212.3891 274.5737 14.35309069799958

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
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-06-24 21:48:13 0.0001732978 134.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1486 LEO 2024-10-12 05:56:22 0.0004539119 202.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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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