Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
681
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
49.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-2C R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-2C R/B
International designator: 2024-023M
Object number (NORAD): 58916
Object ID (CCSDS): 58916
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.885 minutes
Inclination: 49.8969 deg
SMA: 7035.631 km
Apoapsis: 724.457 km
Periapsis: 590.535 km
RAAN: 228.1495 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00951742
Argument of periapsis: 285.2144 deg
Mean anomaly: 73.828 deg
Mean motion: 14.71120328 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000936 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001744815 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 8:55 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 58916U 24023M 25347.37210748 .00000936 00000-0 17448-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 58916 49.8969 228.1495 0095174 285.2144 73.8280 14.71120328 99947
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 02’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 2, 2024, 11:37 p.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 2, 2024, 11:37 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches
A pair of Chinese rockets launched 11 mobility services satellites for an automaker and nine further, diverse satellites into orbit late Friday.
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