Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
6942
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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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: 2006-046C
Object number (NORAD): 29507
Object ID (CCSDS): 29507
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.039 minutes
Inclination: 97.5805 deg
SMA: 6898.609 km
Apoapsis: 544.658 km
Periapsis: 496.29 km
RAAN: 338.1183 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00350563
Argument of periapsis: 20.5739 deg
Mean anomaly: 339.6895 deg
Mean motion: 15.15166768 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006492 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034439031 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 8:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 29507U 06046C 25297.84386807 .00006492 00000-0 34439-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 29507 97.5805 338.1183 0035056 20.5739 339.6895 15.15166768 39462
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4B R/B.
Associated space launch
It was announced that the two satellites had a design life of at least two years, and would be used to probe the space environment, radiation and its effects, record space physical environment parameters, and conduct other related space experiments.
CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 23, 2006, 11:34 p.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 23, 2006, 11:34 p.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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