Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3997
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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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: 2014-059B
Object number (NORAD): 40262
Object ID (CCSDS): 40262
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.574 minutes
Inclination: 98.3927 deg
SMA: 7020.758 km
Apoapsis: 672.314 km
Periapsis: 612.932 km
RAAN: 94.7428 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00422904
Argument of periapsis: 12.8295 deg
Mean anomaly: 347.3979 deg
Mean motion: 14.75797312 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001423 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021293076 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 2:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 40262U 14059B 25248.59965921 .00001423 00000-0 21293-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 40262 98.3927 94.7428 0042290 12.8295 347.3979 14.75797312587639
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.
Associated space launch
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shijian 11-07’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 28, 2014, 5:13 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2C | Shijian 11-07
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 28, 2014, 5:13 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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