Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1419
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
35.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-2C R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-2C R/B
International designator: 2021-055C
Object number (NORAD): 48862
Object ID (CCSDS): 48862
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.845 minutes
Inclination: 35.0704 deg
SMA: 6985.739 km
Apoapsis: 655.937 km
Periapsis: 559.271 km
RAAN: 243.4666 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0069188
Argument of periapsis: 37.789 deg
Mean anomaly: 322.7646 deg
Mean motion: 14.86908429 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001632 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017503 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 6:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 48862U 21055C 25126.75171220 .00001632 00000-0 17503-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 48862 35.0704 243.4666 0069188 37.7890 322.7646 14.86908429210662
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
The Yaogan-30 is a series of military remote sensing satellites which are launched in triplets. The satellites are spaced by 120° in their orbit.
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-09’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 18, 2021, 6:30 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-09
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 18, 2021, 6:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
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