Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
5743
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4C R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-4C R/B
International designator: 2009-072C
Object number (NORAD): 36123
Object ID (CCSDS): 36123
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.967 minutes
Inclination: 100.5242 deg
SMA: 7464.353 km
Apoapsis: 1202.893 km
Periapsis: 969.543 km
RAAN: 257.9525 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01563096
Argument of periapsis: 271.0093 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.3625 deg
Mean motion: 13.46215317 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000070640283 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 12:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 36123U 09072C 25247.02781583 -.00000005 00000-0 70640-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 36123 100.5242 257.9525 0156310 271.0093 103.3625 13.46215317772407
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
Associated space launch
Believed to be a surveillance satellite to track and locate naval ships.
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 8’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 15, 2009, 2:31 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 15, 2009, 2:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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