Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
7931
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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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: 2003-049D
Object number (NORAD): 31131
Object ID (CCSDS): 31131
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.173 minutes
Inclination: 98.8706 deg
SMA: 7144.846 km
Apoapsis: 853.938 km
Periapsis: 679.484 km
RAAN: 204.7067 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0122084
Argument of periapsis: 20.0236 deg
Mean anomaly: 97.3205 deg
Mean motion: 14.37518594 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001393 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00044215 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 10:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31131U 03049D 25186.91991993 .00001393 00000-0 44215-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 31131 98.8706 204.7067 0122084 20.0236 97.3205 14.37518594949932
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4 DEB.
Associated space launch
The satellite is China's first operational civilian remote-sensing satellite, specifically designed for the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR).
CZ-4 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 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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