Key statistics
Satellite CZ-3C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
4798
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 4.0
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
20.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-3C R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-3C R/B
International designator: 2012-059B
Object number (NORAD): 38954
Object ID (CCSDS): 38954
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 356.545 minutes
Inclination: 20.2733 deg
SMA: 16655.971 km
Apoapsis: 20260.619 km
Periapsis: 295.053 km
RAAN: 181.8122 deg
Eccentricy: 0.59935159
Argument of periapsis: 146.5689 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.3145 deg
Mean motion: 4.03875786 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007732 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0019306104 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 9:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-3C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 38954U 12059B 25345.90693199 .00007732 00000-0 19306-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 38954 20.2733 181.8122 5993516 146.5689 272.3145 4.03875786156743
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-3C R/B.
Associated space launch
CZ-3C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3C | Compass-G6’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 25, 2012, 3:33 p.m. from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).
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Long March 3C | Compass-G6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 25, 2012, 3:33 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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