Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2555
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: 98.88 minutes
Inclination: 98.7329 deg
SMA: 7083.27 km
Apoapsis: 767.177 km
Periapsis: 643.093 km
RAAN: 74.3217 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0087589
Argument of periapsis: 142.7822 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.9489 deg
Mean motion: 14.56304048 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000851 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019418734 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 6:06 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 43610U 18068B 25247.25482640 .00000851 00000-0 19419-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 43610 98.7329 74.3217 0087589 142.7822 217.9489 14.56304048371276
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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