Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
7696
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-2C DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: CZ-2C DEB
International designator: 2004-046C
Object number (NORAD): 28481
Object ID (CCSDS): 28481
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.123 minutes
Inclination: 98.0033 deg
SMA: 7094.829 km
Apoapsis: 788.111 km
Periapsis: 645.277 km
RAAN: 343.3613 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01006602
Argument of periapsis: 329.9949 deg
Mean anomaly: 146.9818 deg
Mean motion: 14.52746552 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005686 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013061846 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 12:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28481U 04046C 25347.53162523 .00005686 00000-0 13062-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 28481 98.0033 343.3613 0100660 329.9949 146.9818 14.52746552103933
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C DEB.
Associated space launch
Remote Sensing Technology..
CZ-2C DEB 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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