Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2654
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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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: 2018-068B
Object number (NORAD): 43610
Object ID (CCSDS): 43610
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.871 minutes
Inclination: 98.726 deg
SMA: 7082.811 km
Apoapsis: 765.839 km
Periapsis: 643.513 km
RAAN: 177.9452 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00863539
Argument of periapsis: 200.3101 deg
Mean anomaly: 159.4654 deg
Mean motion: 14.56445663 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000818 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018681583 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:09 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 43610U 18068B 25346.25688367 .00000818 00000-0 18682-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 43610 98.7260 177.9452 0086354 200.3101 159.4654 14.56445663385684
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 1C is the follow-up of the Haiyang 1A and 1B satellites. It is intended for ocean monitoring and will be providing data on the temperature and dynamics of coastal waters and global oceans in China.
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Haiyang 1C’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 7, 2018, 3:15 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 2C | Haiyang 1C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 7, 2018, 3:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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