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

12786

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.6

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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: 1990-081CG

Object number (NORAD): 20974

Object ID (CCSDS): 20974

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.456 minutes

Inclination: 98.5506 deg

SMA: 7158.295 km

Apoapsis: 791.364 km

Periapsis: 768.955 km

RAAN: 244.1092 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00156527

Argument of periapsis: 103.4094 deg

Mean anomaly: 272.9557 deg

Mean motion: 14.334693 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003112 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0011403586 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 6:16 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20974U 90081CG 25247.26154921 .00003112 00000-0 11404-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 20974 98.5506 244.1092 0015653 103.4094 272.9557 14.33469300808770

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-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-20 17:54:52 0.003018312 200.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2024-09-20 18:37:02 0.000244301 477.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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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