Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
2650
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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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: 2018-048E
Object number (NORAD): 43490
Object ID (CCSDS): 43490
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.501 minutes
Inclination: 98.2426 deg
SMA: 6969.179 km
Apoapsis: 608.627 km
Periapsis: 573.462 km
RAAN: 32.4328 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00252291
Argument of periapsis: 18.5968 deg
Mean anomaly: 341.6166 deg
Mean motion: 14.92211193 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009528 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00093461761 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 4:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43490U 18048E 25244.69107108 .00009528 00000-0 93462-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 43490 98.2426 32.4328 0025229 18.5968 341.6166 14.92211193391094
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2D DEB.
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 DEB 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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