Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2779
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
34.9
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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: 2017-058D
Object number (NORAD): 42948
Object ID (CCSDS): 42948
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.962 minutes
Inclination: 34.9252 deg
SMA: 6991.352 km
Apoapsis: 655.261 km
Periapsis: 571.172 km
RAAN: 233.0914 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0060138
Argument of periapsis: 50.125 deg
Mean anomaly: 310.472 deg
Mean motion: 14.85118251 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001342 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015226 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, 2:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 42948U 17058D 25128.59378439 .00001342 00000-0 15226-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 42948 34.9252 233.0914 0060138 50.1250 310.4720 14.85118251412029
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 | 3 x Yaogan-30-01’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 29, 2017, 4:21 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 29, 2017, 4:21 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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