Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3847
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
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: 2014-066B
Object number (NORAD): 40287
Object ID (CCSDS): 40287
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.153 minutes
Inclination: 97.7612 deg
SMA: 7048.508 km
Apoapsis: 676.979 km
Periapsis: 663.766 km
RAAN: 166.0518 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009373
Argument of periapsis: 137.0276 deg
Mean anomaly: 223.1663 deg
Mean motion: 14.67090781 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000804 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015115 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 3:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 40287U 14066B 25128.65980817 .00000804 00000-0 15115-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 40287 97.7612 166.0518 0009373 137.0276 223.1663 14.67090781563022
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shijian 11-08’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 27, 2014, 6:59 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2C | Shijian 11-08
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 27, 2014, 6:59 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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