Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
7596
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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-2C R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-2C R/B
International designator: 2004-046B
Object number (NORAD): 28480
Object ID (CCSDS): 28480
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.92 minutes
Inclination: 98.1907 deg
SMA: 7180.347 km
Apoapsis: 902.357 km
Periapsis: 702.067 km
RAAN: 168.8539 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0139471
Argument of periapsis: 346.7808 deg
Mean anomaly: 12.9734 deg
Mean motion: 14.26870593 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000421 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017220747 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, 5:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 28480U 04046B 25247.24513076 .00000421 00000-0 17221-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 28480 98.1907 168.8539 0139471 346.7808 12.9734 14.26870593 81919
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
Remote Sensing Technology..
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 18, 2004, 10:45 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 18, 2004, 10:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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