Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12726
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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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: 1990-081CF
Object number (NORAD): 20973
Object ID (CCSDS): 20973
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.419 minutes
Inclination: 98.2003 deg
SMA: 7061.221 km
Apoapsis: 709.118 km
Periapsis: 657.053 km
RAAN: 239.9374 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036867
Argument of periapsis: 188.2748 deg
Mean anomaly: 300.2293 deg
Mean motion: 14.6313051 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003637 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00070997 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, 9:24 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20973U 90081CF 25187.39178328 .00003637 00000-0 70997-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 20973 98.2003 239.9374 0036867 188.2748 300.2293 14.63130510819900
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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