Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
178
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4B R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-4B R/B
International designator: 2024-208C
Object number (NORAD): 61938
Object ID (CCSDS): 61938
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.743 minutes
Inclination: 97.9902 deg
SMA: 6884.28 km
Apoapsis: 609.04 km
Periapsis: 403.25 km
RAAN: 150.0287 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0149464
Argument of periapsis: 124.7487 deg
Mean anomaly: 236.7924 deg
Mean motion: 15.19899867 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0001161 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00040267 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, 2:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 61938U 24208C 25129.61236003 .00011610 00000-0 40267-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 61938 97.9902 150.0287 0149464 124.7487 236.7924 15.19899867 26799
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4B R/B.
Associated space launch
Next generation Chinese ocean salinity measurements satellite to study ocean climatic changes and its effects on ecology and biological cycles.
CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Haiyang 4-01’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 13, 2024, 10:42 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4B | Haiyang 4-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 13, 2024, 10:42 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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