Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2D R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2593
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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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: 2018-048C
Object number (NORAD): 43486
Object ID (CCSDS): 43486
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.518 minutes
Inclination: 97.6144 deg
SMA: 6969.996 km
Apoapsis: 599.426 km
Periapsis: 584.297 km
RAAN: 225.0529 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010853
Argument of periapsis: 223.5815 deg
Mean anomaly: 136.4548 deg
Mean motion: 14.91948924 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003281 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032909 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2D R/B
TLE line 1: 1 43486U 18048C 25188.91315246 .00003281 00000-0 32909-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 43486 97.6144 225.0529 0010853 223.5815 136.4548 14.91948924383765
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2D R/B.
Associated space launch
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Luojia-1 is a 6U Earth observation cubesat prototype.
CZ-2D R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on June 2, 2018, 4:13 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 2, 2018, 4:13 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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