Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
575
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: 97.905 minutes
Inclination: 49.8989 deg
SMA: 7036.608 km
Apoapsis: 725.963 km
Periapsis: 590.984 km
RAAN: 349.7163 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00959118
Argument of periapsis: 243.8454 deg
Mean anomaly: 115.2588 deg
Mean motion: 14.70813743 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000927 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017401196 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 58916U 24023M 25241.59945845 .00000927 00000-0 17401-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 58916 49.8989 349.7163 0095912 243.8454 115.2588 14.70813743 84377
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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