Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12781
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 1990-081CQ
Object number (NORAD): 23259
Object ID (CCSDS): 23259
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.471 minutes
Inclination: 98.5433 deg
SMA: 7159.049 km
Apoapsis: 794.422 km
Periapsis: 767.406 km
RAAN: 239.7047 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00188678
Argument of periapsis: 127.8063 deg
Mean anomaly: 232.4833 deg
Mean motion: 14.3324278 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002598 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00095839286 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 5:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 23259U 90081CQ 25242.72950019 .00002598 00000-0 95839-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23259 98.5433 239.7047 0018868 127.8063 232.4833 14.33242780768599
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.
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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