Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
5658
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: 99.176 minutes
Inclination: 98.4069 deg
SMA: 7097.394 km
Apoapsis: 774.612 km
Periapsis: 663.905 km
RAAN: 99.5196 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0077991
Argument of periapsis: 198.8165 deg
Mean anomaly: 161.0144 deg
Mean motion: 14.51959203 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000459 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012105 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 12:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 36089U 09061B 25128.51382457 .00000459 00000-0 12105-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 36089 98.4069 99.5196 0077991 198.8165 161.0144 14.51959203819446
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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