Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
4722
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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-2D DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: CZ-2D DEB
International designator: 2012-052C
Object number (NORAD): 43403
Object ID (CCSDS): 43403
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.953 minutes
Inclination: 98.0231 deg
SMA: 7134.39 km
Apoapsis: 895.669 km
Periapsis: 616.841 km
RAAN: 348.6963 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01954114
Argument of periapsis: 93.2867 deg
Mean anomaly: 269.0698 deg
Mean motion: 14.40679859 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006633 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016658339 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 1:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43403U 12052C 25245.54879378 .00006633 00000-0 16658-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 43403 98.0231 348.6963 0195411 93.2867 269.0698 14.40679859614851
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2D DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2D DEB.
Associated space launch
CZ-2D DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | VRSS-1’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 29, 2012, 4:12 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | VRSS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 29, 2012, 4:12 a.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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