Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1689
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: 105.901 minutes
Inclination: 63.4442 deg
SMA: 7414.719 km
Apoapsis: 1197.22 km
Periapsis: 875.949 km
RAAN: 159.6538 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0216644
Argument of periapsis: 9.6231 deg
Mean anomaly: 350.8852 deg
Mean motion: 13.59755097 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000048807497 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 48341U 21037B 25347.64615039 -.00000051 00000-0 48807-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 48341 63.4442 159.6538 0216644 9.6231 350.8852 13.59755097229551
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 94 (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 94 (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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