Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1570
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
Latest
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: 2021-062C
Object number (NORAD): 49010
Object ID (CCSDS): 49010
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.835 minutes
Inclination: 98.5449 deg
SMA: 7081.11 km
Apoapsis: 796.035 km
Periapsis: 609.915 km
RAAN: 11.9602 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01314204
Argument of periapsis: 299.9936 deg
Mean anomaly: 58.8272 deg
Mean motion: 14.5697046 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000062 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013427636 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 49010U 21062C 25293.83968438 .00000620 00000-0 13428-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 49010 98.5449 11.9602 0131420 299.9936 58.8272 14.56970460228277
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
Associated space launch
The newer FY-3 series is an improved generation of polar-orbiting heliosynchronous weather satellites.
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Fengyun-3E’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on July 4, 2021, 11:28 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Fengyun-3E
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 4, 2021, 11:28 p.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 lofts Fengyun 3E polar weather satellite
China has successfully launched a new polar weather satellite, Fengyun 3E. Liftoff of the mission took place at 23:28 UTC on 4 July 2021 from launch site SLS-2 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Chang Zheng 4C rocket.
China launches Fengyun weather satellite into polar orbit
A new Chinese Fengyun weather satellite launched Sunday and flew into an early morning polar orbit to feed data into global computer models, adding inputs that international weather officials said will improve medium and long-range forecasts.
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