Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1593
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.4
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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: 2021-037B
Object number (NORAD): 48341
Object ID (CCSDS): 48341
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.902 minutes
Inclination: 63.4475 deg
SMA: 7414.761 km
Apoapsis: 1190.435 km
Periapsis: 882.818 km
RAAN: 54.4669 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02074356
Argument of periapsis: 10.5594 deg
Mean anomaly: 349.9696 deg
Mean motion: 13.59743478 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000093 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000000190082 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 6:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 48341U 21037B 25250.78987804 -.00000093 00000-0 19008-6 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 48341 63.4475 54.4669 0207436 10.5594 349.9696 13.59743478216388
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
Associated space launch
Officially described as an optical remote-sensing satellite built by SAST.
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan 34’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on April 30, 2021, 7:27 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Yaogan 34
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 30, 2021, 7:27 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
China launches military observation satellite
China launched an optical Earth observation satellite April 30, beginning a mission designed to provide detailed reconnaissance imagery to the Chinese military.
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