Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
6410
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-4B R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-4B R/B
International designator: 2008-026B
Object number (NORAD): 32959
Object ID (CCSDS): 32959
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.796 minutes
Inclination: 98.8804 deg
SMA: 7126.948 km
Apoapsis: 798.662 km
Periapsis: 698.964 km
RAAN: 46.8315 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0069944
Argument of periapsis: 103.1598 deg
Mean anomaly: 13.0781 deg
Mean motion: 14.42936987 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000297 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010058861 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, 3:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 32959U 08026B 25347.66353507 .00000297 00000-0 10059-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 32959 98.8804 46.8315 0069944 103.1598 13.0781 14.42936987923325
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4B R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4B R/B.
Associated space launch
Chinese 2nd generation polar orbiting meteorological satellite
CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Feng Yun 3A’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on May 27, 2008, 3:02 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4C | Feng Yun 3A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 27, 2008, 3:02 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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