Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
5719
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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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: 2009-061B
Object number (NORAD): 36089
Object ID (CCSDS): 36089
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.173 minutes
Inclination: 98.4102 deg
SMA: 7097.232 km
Apoapsis: 774.983 km
Periapsis: 663.211 km
RAAN: 160.9353 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0078744
Argument of periapsis: 12.8833 deg
Mean anomaly: 347.4349 deg
Mean motion: 14.52008832 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000321 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088121 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 8:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 36089U 09061B 25189.84528597 .00000321 00000-0 88121-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 36089 98.4102 160.9353 0078744 12.8833 347.4349 14.52008832828256
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
Chinese experimental satellite of unknown purpose
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shi Jian 11-01’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 12, 2009, 2:45 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2C | Shi Jian 11-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 12, 2009, 2:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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