Key statistics
Satellite CZ-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
118
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-8 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-8 R/B
International designator: 2025-046U
Object number (NORAD): 63177
Object ID (CCSDS): 63177
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.16 minutes
Inclination: 88.9811 deg
SMA: 7239.045 km
Apoapsis: 907.726 km
Periapsis: 814.093 km
RAAN: 335.5008 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0064672
Argument of periapsis: 107.7613 deg
Mean anomaly: 253.0643 deg
Mean motion: 14.09551224 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000001512 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 63177U 25046U 25187.58610181 .00000018 00000-0 15120-5 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 63177 88.9811 335.5008 0064672 107.7613 253.0643 14.09551224 26403
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites. First launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site's LC-1.
CZ-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 8 | G60 Polar Group 05’, on board a Long March 8 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 11, 2025, 4:38 p.m. from Commercial LC-1.
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Long March 8 | G60 Polar Group 05
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 11, 2025, 4:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 8
Launch pad: Commercial LC-1
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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