CZ-4B R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.

Uptime

1810

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.1

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4B R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CZ-4B R/B

International designator: 2020-066B

Object number (NORAD): 46470

Object ID (CCSDS): 46470

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.717 minutes

Inclination: 66.0555 deg

SMA: 7170.724 km

Apoapsis: 931.739 km

Periapsis: 653.439 km

RAAN: 224.0879 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01940528

Argument of periapsis: 14.4863 deg

Mean anomaly: 346.1681 deg

Mean motion: 14.29743856 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000735 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00026529383 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:40 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B

TLE line 1: 1 46470U 20066B 25246.19467761 .00000735 00000-0 26529-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 46470 66.0555 224.0879 0194053 14.4863 346.1681 14.29743856258328

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4B R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4B R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-06-10 01:49:47 0.000179195 764.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-04-06 09:43:12 0.0001165584 596.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 923 LEO 2024-11-25 15:24:48 0.0002616812 896.0 (m) PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-09-19 02:03:11 0.0001046453 146.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Haiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.

CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 21, 2020, 5:40 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).

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Launch to space Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C
Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 21, 2020, 5:40 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 4B

Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)

Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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