Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9397
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.3
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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: 1999-057AV
Object number (NORAD): 26159
Object ID (CCSDS): 26159
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.764 minutes
Inclination: 99.3275 deg
SMA: 7267.518 km
Apoapsis: 1104.247 km
Periapsis: 674.519 km
RAAN: 141.8608 deg
Eccentricy: 0.029565
Argument of periapsis: 233.4353 deg
Mean anomaly: 182.0941 deg
Mean motion: 14.01275711 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000496 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024844 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 4:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 8:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 26159U 99057AV 25185.84435686 .00000496 00000-0 24844-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 26159 99.3275 141.8608 0295650 233.4353 182.0941 14.01275711279347
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
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-4 DEB 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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