Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
237
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: 94.673 minutes
Inclination: 97.9869 deg
SMA: 6880.885 km
Apoapsis: 601.443 km
Periapsis: 404.058 km
RAAN: 212.8763 deg
Eccentricy: 0.014343
Argument of periapsis: 280.5438 deg
Mean anomaly: 77.9665 deg
Mean motion: 15.21024771 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004765 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016553 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 61938U 24208C 25188.90452146 .00004765 00000-0 16553-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 61938 97.9869 212.8763 0143430 280.5438 77.9665 15.21024771 35807
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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