Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3362
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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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: 2016-049B
Object number (NORAD): 41728
Object ID (CCSDS): 41728
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.881 minutes
Inclination: 97.9932 deg
SMA: 7035.454 km
Apoapsis: 725.916 km
Periapsis: 588.721 km
RAAN: 1.7669 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00975025
Argument of periapsis: 227.2652 deg
Mean anomaly: 132.0319 deg
Mean motion: 14.71175926 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001341 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021054851 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 10:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 41728U 16049B 25295.93942062 .00001341 00000-0 21055-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 41728 97.9932 1.7669 0097502 227.2652 132.0319 14.71175926493245
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.
Associated space launch
Gaofen 3 is the first medium-sized and long life (8 years) civil satellite of China. The satellite is a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of up to 1m ground resolution.
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen 3’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 9, 2016, 10:55 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4C | Gaofen 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 9, 2016, 10:55 p.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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