Key statistics
Satellite CZ-3B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
4609
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.9
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
26.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-3B R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-3B R/B
International designator: 2013-020B
Object number (NORAD): 39158
Object ID (CCSDS): 39158
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 367.909 minutes
Inclination: 26.3908 deg
SMA: 17008.016 km
Apoapsis: 21062.2 km
Periapsis: 197.563 km
RAAN: 213.144 deg
Eccentricy: 0.61337656
Argument of periapsis: 359.0759 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.257 deg
Mean motion: 3.91401298 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00049308 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016252041 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 6:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-3B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 39158U 13020B 25345.76240218 .00049308 46481-6 16252-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 39158 26.3908 213.1440 6133766 359.0759 0.2570 3.91401298119159
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-3B R/B.
Associated space launch
CZ-3B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 11’, on board a Long March 3B/E space rocket.
The launch took place on May 1, 2013, 4:06 p.m. from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).
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Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 11
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 1, 2013, 4:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3B/E
Launch pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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