CZ-4C R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.

Uptime

4360

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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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: 2013-052B

Object number (NORAD): 39261

Object ID (CCSDS): 39261

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.428 minutes

Inclination: 98.8767 deg

SMA: 7156.977 km

Apoapsis: 800.858 km

Periapsis: 756.827 km

RAAN: 118.9559 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00307605

Argument of periapsis: 226.1143 deg

Mean anomaly: 133.75 deg

Mean motion: 14.33865121 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000112 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000056728196 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 4:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B

TLE line 1: 1 39261U 13052B 25242.67525091 .00000112 00000-0 56728-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 39261 98.8767 118.9559 0030760 226.1143 133.7500 14.33865121624084

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4C R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-07-25 04:57:11 0.0002525744 412.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-15 03:37:58 0.0001990109 444.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-01-31 05:26:53 0.0002398893 26.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-24 05:23:17 0.000142235 134.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-11-28 21:23:49 0.0002490796 122.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Fengyun-3C’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 23, 2013, 3:07 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 4C | Fengyun-3C
Long March 4C | Fengyun-3C

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 23, 2013, 3:07 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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