Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1048
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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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: 2022-069B
Object number (NORAD): 52913
Object ID (CCSDS): 52913
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.427 minutes
Inclination: 97.9567 deg
SMA: 6868.983 km
Apoapsis: 527.944 km
Periapsis: 453.751 km
RAAN: 77.4194 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0054006
Argument of periapsis: 69.2109 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.4901 deg
Mean motion: 15.24979897 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010054 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038977 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 7:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 52913U 22069B 25129.81821197 .00010054 00000-0 38977-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 52913 97.9567 77.4194 0054006 69.2109 291.4901 15.24979897158381
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
Associated space launch
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-03’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on June 27, 2022, 3:46 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 27, 2022, 3:46 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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