Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2495
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: 98.884 minutes
Inclination: 98.7314 deg
SMA: 7083.443 km
Apoapsis: 766.51 km
Periapsis: 644.107 km
RAAN: 11.8305 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0086401
Argument of periapsis: 326.4039 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.1696 deg
Mean motion: 14.5625068 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000223 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060027 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 43610U 18068B 25187.54690825 .00000223 00000-0 60027-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 43610 98.7314 11.8305 0086401 326.4039 33.1696 14.56250680362581
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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