Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2901
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
34.9
Latest
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: 96.94 minutes
Inclination: 34.9251 deg
SMA: 6990.319 km
Apoapsis: 653.966 km
Periapsis: 570.401 km
RAAN: 228.3948 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0059772
Argument of periapsis: 12.4696 deg
Mean anomaly: 347.7471 deg
Mean motion: 14.8544749 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002364 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026363558 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 4 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 42948U 17058D 25250.66673008 .00002364 00000-0 26364-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42948 34.9251 228.3948 0059772 12.4696 347.7471 14.85447490430182
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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