Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1640
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: 96.79 minutes
Inclination: 35.0721 deg
SMA: 6983.064 km
Apoapsis: 652.294 km
Periapsis: 557.565 km
RAAN: 11.6766 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00678275
Argument of periapsis: 119.9562 deg
Mean anomaly: 240.7899 deg
Mean motion: 14.87762806 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002349 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024543202 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, 9:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 48862U 21055C 25347.40781672 .00002349 00000-0 24543-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 48862 35.0721 11.6766 0067827 119.9562 240.7899 14.87762806243533
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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