CZ-2D R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-2D R/B at a glance.

Uptime

691

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-2D R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CZ-2D R/B

International designator: 2023-159B

Object number (NORAD): 58074

Object ID (CCSDS): 58074

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.759 minutes

Inclination: 98.472 deg

SMA: 7172.721 km

Apoapsis: 866.423 km

Periapsis: 722.748 km

RAAN: 262.0228 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01001536

Argument of periapsis: 55.8377 deg

Mean anomaly: 305.2252 deg

Mean motion: 14.29146897 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000034 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014278662 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 1:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2D R/B

TLE line 1: 1 58074U 23159B 25246.05075849 .00000340 00000-0 14279-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 58074 98.4720 262.0228 0100154 55.8377 305.2252 14.29146897 98393

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2D R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2D R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
SL-8 R/B LEO 2025-08-17 02:38:18 0.0001386544 139.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-05-21 18:48:15 0.0001412965 315.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-02-28 15:47:30 0.0001325091 575.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-01-26 01:09:01 0.0003480037 26.0 (m) DEBRIS
SCOUT A DEB SSO 2024-07-23 17:23:33 0.0001215704 115.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The Yunhai-1 satellite is designed for detecting environmental elements in the atmosphere and ocean, the space environment, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experimentation. It is made by the Shanghai Institute of Spaceflight Technology.

CZ-2D R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Yunhai-1-04’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 15, 2023, 12:54 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).

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Launch to space Long March 2D | Yunhai-1-04
Long March 2D | Yunhai-1-04

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 15, 2023, 12:54 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 2D

Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)

Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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