Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
3442
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4C DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: CZ-4C DEB
International designator: 2016-049F
Object number (NORAD): 43601
Object ID (CCSDS): 43601
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.254 minutes
Inclination: 98.3179 deg
SMA: 6957.254 km
Apoapsis: 627.555 km
Periapsis: 530.684 km
RAAN: 142.4873 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00696188
Argument of periapsis: 355.5103 deg
Mean anomaly: 4.5483 deg
Mean motion: 14.96049413 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012959 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011033539 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 11, 2026, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 10, 2026, 2:27 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43601U 16049F 26010.10225470 .00012959 00000-0 11034-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 43601 98.3179 142.4873 0069619 355.5103 4.5483 14.96049413608969
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Gaofen 3 is the first medium-sized and long life (8 years) civil satellite of China. The satellite is a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of up to 1m ground resolution.
CZ-4C DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen 3’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 9, 2016, 10:55 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4C | Gaofen 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 9, 2016, 10:55 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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