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

806

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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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: 2023-111B

Object number (NORAD): 57491

Object ID (CCSDS): 57491

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.84 minutes

Inclination: 98.7943 deg

SMA: 7081.32 km

Apoapsis: 801.166 km

Periapsis: 605.203 km

RAAN: 49.0815 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01383664

Argument of periapsis: 110.8356 deg

Mean anomaly: 250.7722 deg

Mean motion: 14.56905757 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000979 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00020276147 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 1:55 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 57491U 23111B 25289.58044952 .00000979 00000-0 20276-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 57491 98.7943 49.0815 0138366 110.8356 250.7722 14.56905757117199

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
NOAA 17 DEB SSO 2025-10-04 10:10:15 0.0001332012 640.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-05-14 23:38:47 0.0001095242 422.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-05-14 08:55:15 0.000241484 698.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-03-29 18:00:55 0.0001688835 605.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-08-15 15:06:28 0.0001480174 269.0 (m) DEBRIS

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-3F’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 3, 2023, 3:47 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).

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Launch to space Long March 4C | Fengyun-3F
Long March 4C | Fengyun-3F

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 3, 2023, 3:47 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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