CZ-2C R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.

Uptime

5275

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.8

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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: 2011-030B

Object number (NORAD): 37731

Object ID (CCSDS): 37731

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.238 minutes

Inclination: 97.8411 deg

SMA: 7004.601 km

Apoapsis: 662.414 km

Periapsis: 590.517 km

RAAN: 301.7153 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0051321

Argument of periapsis: 270.6276 deg

Mean anomaly: 263.0574 deg

Mean motion: 14.80906645 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000216 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00028025829 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, 3:04 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B

TLE line 1: 1 37731U 11030B 25347.62837390 .00002160 00000-0 28026-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 37731 97.8411 301.7153 0051321 270.6276 263.0574 14.80906645777354

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2C R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NIGERIASAT 1 SSO 2025-11-08 19:35:30 0.0001258115 471.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shijian 10-03’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 6, 2011, 4:28 a.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 2C | Shijian 10-03
Long March 2C | Shijian 10-03

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 6, 2011, 4:28 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 2

Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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