Key statistics
Satellite CZ-2C R/B at a glance.
Uptime
333
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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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: 2024-218A
Object number (NORAD): 62078
Object ID (CCSDS): 62078
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.708 minutes
Inclination: 97.5457 deg
SMA: 6882.6 km
Apoapsis: 538.728 km
Periapsis: 470.201 km
RAAN: 305.6943 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00497825
Argument of periapsis: 118.0653 deg
Mean anomaly: 242.5629 deg
Mean motion: 15.2045648 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008901 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00039753707 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 11:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-2C R/B
TLE line 1: 1 62078U 24218A 25295.97192675 .00008901 00000-0 39754-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 62078 97.5457 305.6943 0049783 118.0653 242.5629 15.20456480 50366
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-2C R/B.
Associated space launch
Commercial Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.
CZ-2C R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | SuperView Neo 2-03 & 04’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 24, 2024, 11:39 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2C | SuperView Neo 2-03 & 04
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 24, 2024, 11:39 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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