Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1656
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.5
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4C R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-4C R/B
International designator: 2021-014F
Object number (NORAD): 47696
Object ID (CCSDS): 47696
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.221 minutes
Inclination: 63.4562 deg
SMA: 7382.929 km
Apoapsis: 1203.793 km
Periapsis: 805.795 km
RAAN: 39.0914 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02695397
Argument of periapsis: 4.0491 deg
Mean anomaly: 356.264 deg
Mean motion: 13.6854702 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000067 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000026493543 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 8:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 47696U 21014F 25249.87129228 -.00000067 00000-0 26494-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 47696 63.4562 39.0914 0269540 4.0491 356.2640 13.68547020226574
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
Associated space launch
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 24, 2021, 2:22 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 24, 2021, 2:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
Long March 4C launches latest batch of Yaogan- 31 satellites
Three new satellites were launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday. The new satellites form part of the Group-3 of the Yaogan Weixing-31 mission. The launch took place at 02:22 UTC from Launch Pad 94 of the LC43 launch complex using ...
Another trio of Chinese military satellites successfully deployed
Weeks after the launch of an earlier trio of Chinese military satellites, another trio of spacecraft successfully took off Feb. 24 aboard a Long March 4C rocket on a clandestine mission that analysts believe may involve spying on foreign naval forces.
China launches trio of Yaogan-31 ocean reconnaissance satellites
A Long March 4C rocket sent a latest series of three Yaogan-31 reconnaissance satellites into orbit late Tuesday.
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