Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1606
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.5
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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: 2021-028B
Object number (NORAD): 48158
Object ID (CCSDS): 48158
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.465 minutes
Inclination: 99.4565 deg
SMA: 7253.442 km
Apoapsis: 990.83 km
Periapsis: 759.784 km
RAAN: 348.8891 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01592666
Argument of periapsis: 300.8055 deg
Mean anomaly: 57.7518 deg
Mean motion: 14.05356718 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000211 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014338603 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 48158U 21028B 25241.94388087 .00000211 00000-0 14339-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 48158 99.4565 348.8891 0159267 300.8055 57.7518 14.05356718225257
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.
Associated space launch
CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 2021, 11:01 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 2021, 11:01 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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