Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2D R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3221
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-2D R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-2D R/B
International designator: 2016-068B
Object number (NORAD): 41858
Object ID (CCSDS): 41858
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.21 minutes
Inclination: 98.6256 deg
SMA: 7146.602 km
Apoapsis: 791.442 km
Periapsis: 745.492 km
RAAN: 248.2022 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00321481
Argument of periapsis: 304.8228 deg
Mean anomaly: 54.9935 deg
Mean motion: 14.36988697 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000337 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012815513 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, 10:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2D R/B
TLE line 1: 1 41858U 16068B 25248.93776616 .00000337 00000-0 12816-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 41858 98.6256 248.2022 0032148 304.8228 54.9935 14.36988697462142
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2D R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2D R/B.
Associated space launch
The Yunhai-1 satellite is designed for detecting environmental elements in the atmosphere and ocean, the space environment, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experimentation. It is made by the Shanghai Institute of Spaceflight Technology.
CZ-2D R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | YunHai 1-01’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 11, 2016, 11:14 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | YunHai 1-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 11, 2016, 11:14 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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