CZ-4C R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.

Uptime

1350

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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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: 2021-131C

Object number (NORAD): 50467

Object ID (CCSDS): 50467

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.14 minutes

Inclination: 98.7151 deg

SMA: 7047.867 km

Apoapsis: 746.988 km

Periapsis: 592.476 km

RAAN: 51.5538 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01096159

Argument of periapsis: 193.9773 deg

Mean anomaly: 165.839 deg

Mean motion: 14.67290953 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001532 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00025828568 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B

TLE line 1: 1 50467U 21131C 25248.91808535 .00001532 00000-0 25829-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 50467 98.7151 51.5538 0109616 193.9773 165.8390 14.67290953197661

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4C R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-09-02 12:07:13 0.0001540494 133.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB LEO 2025-06-08 00:56:58 0.0001618446 519.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-08-27 21:48:22 0.0001102637 125.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

ZY-1 02E is a Chinese Earth observation satellite. The primary objective is to acquire high-resolution (5 meter) panchromatic and multispectral imagery for land resource surveys, disaster monitoring, forestry and ecological monitoring.

CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 26, 2021, 3:11 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.

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Launch to space Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9
Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 26, 2021, 3:11 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 4C

Launch pad: Launch Complex 9

Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
China launches Ziyuan-1 02E satellite via Chang Zheng 4C

China has deployed a new Earth resources observation satellite Sunday via its Chang Zheng 4C rocket. The Ziyuan-1 02E satellite, along with an amateur radio CubeSat, lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 03:11 UTC (11:11 Beijing Time).


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