Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2434
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: 98.888 minutes
Inclination: 98.7308 deg
SMA: 7083.609 km
Apoapsis: 767.626 km
Periapsis: 643.322 km
RAAN: 308.4242 deg
Eccentricy: 0.008774
Argument of periapsis: 150.1993 deg
Mean anomaly: 210.4242 deg
Mean motion: 14.56199567 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000074 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017061 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 10:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 43610U 18068B 25126.94443465 .00000740 00000-0 17061-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 43610 98.7308 308.4242 0087740 150.1993 210.4242 14.56199567353760
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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