Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
2793
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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-4C DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: CZ-4C DEB
International designator: 2017-072E
Object number (NORAD): 44614
Object ID (CCSDS): 44614
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.307 minutes
Inclination: 98.7279 deg
SMA: 7340.091 km
Apoapsis: 1129.298 km
Periapsis: 794.614 km
RAAN: 298.6458 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0227983
Argument of periapsis: 241.6273 deg
Mean anomaly: 116.1726 deg
Mean motion: 13.80545113 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000402 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034778 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 3:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 44614U 17072E 25188.13110209 .00000402 00000-0 34778-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 44614 98.7279 298.6458 0227983 241.6273 116.1726 13.80545113383820
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C DEB.
Associated space launch
Fengyun-3D (also known as FY-3D) is a polar orbiting meteorological satellite. It is tasked with ocean and ice monitoring, as well as studying atmospheric chemistry and space weather. The satellite is expected to operate for 5 years.
CZ-4C DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Fengyun-3D’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 14, 2017, 6:35 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4C | Fengyun-3D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 14, 2017, 6:35 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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