Key statistics
Satellite KZ-11 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
885
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KZ-11 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KZ-11 R/B
International designator: 2022-164B
Object number (NORAD): 54589
Object ID (CCSDS): 54589
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 88.047 minutes
Inclination: 98.2929 deg
SMA: 6555.951 km
Apoapsis: 202.073 km
Periapsis: 153.559 km
RAAN: 294.8379 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037
Argument of periapsis: 231.8239 deg
Mean anomaly: 224.7139 deg
Mean motion: 16.35494935 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.02070743 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016196 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 3:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 2:02 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KZ-11 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 54589U 22164B 25130.08532968 .02070743 30648-5 16196-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 54589 98.2929 294.8379 0037000 231.8239 224.7139 16.35494935136155
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KZ-11 R/B.
Associated space launch
Test satellite for CASIC's own Xingyun Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation, with a VHF Data Exchange System payload for maritime traffic operation uses.
KZ-11 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES’, on board a Kuaizhou-11 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 7, 2022, 1:15 a.m. from Launch Area 95A.
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Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 7, 2022, 1:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kuaizhou-11
Launch pad: Launch Area 95A
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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