Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1000
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
60.0
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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: 2022-169C
Object number (NORAD): 54701
Object ID (CCSDS): 54701
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.215 minutes
Inclination: 59.958 deg
SMA: 7099.243 km
Apoapsis: 782.775 km
Periapsis: 659.441 km
RAAN: 336.8041 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00868643
Argument of periapsis: 172.8188 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.4125 deg
Mean motion: 14.51391975 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000767 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022065848 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 1:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 54701U 22169C 25249.56296065 .00000767 00000-0 22066-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 54701 59.9580 336.8041 0086864 172.8188 187.4125 14.51391975144942
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
Associated space launch
Chinese classified satellites of unknown purposes.
CZ-4C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 12, 2022, 8:22 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 12, 2022, 8:22 a.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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