Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
9557
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4B R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-4B R/B
International designator: 1999-057C
Object number (NORAD): 25942
Object ID (CCSDS): 25942
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.122 minutes
Inclination: 98.7506 deg
SMA: 7142.421 km
Apoapsis: 833.351 km
Periapsis: 695.221 km
RAAN: 30.2107 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00966971
Argument of periapsis: 52.0388 deg
Mean anomaly: 308.9486 deg
Mean motion: 14.3825061 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019872687 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 25942U 99057C 25346.14768966 .00000590 00000-0 19873-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25942 98.7506 30.2107 0096697 52.0388 308.9486 14.38250610368707
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4B R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4B R/B.
Associated space launch
The CBERS (China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) or ZY 1 (Zi Yuan) satellites are designed for global coverage and include cameras to make optical observations and a data collecting system to gather data on the environment. They are unique systems due to the use of on-board sensors which combine features that are especially designed to resolve the broad range of space and time scales involved in the monitoring and preservation of the ecosystem. They are operated jointly by the China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA) and the Brazilian INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, National Institute of Space Research).
CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-1’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 14, 1999, 3:15 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 14, 1999, 3:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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