Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
646
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: 98.855 minutes
Inclination: 98.7771 deg
SMA: 7082.075 km
Apoapsis: 800.927 km
Periapsis: 606.952 km
RAAN: 240.687 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0136948
Argument of periapsis: 238.3146 deg
Mean anomaly: 120.4636 deg
Mean motion: 14.56672813 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000645 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013926 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 57491U 23111B 25129.81870130 .00000645 00000-0 13926-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 57491 98.7771 240.6870 0136948 238.3146 120.4636 14.56672813 93931
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4C R/B.
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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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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