Key statistics
Satellite CZ-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
178
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: 102.159 minutes
Inclination: 88.9834 deg
SMA: 7239.003 km
Apoapsis: 904.428 km
Periapsis: 817.308 km
RAAN: 328.7368 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0060174
Argument of periapsis: 278.3077 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.1287 deg
Mean motion: 14.09563399 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000189 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099068138 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 5:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 63177U 25046U 25247.21654171 .00000189 00000-0 99068-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 63177 88.9834 328.7368 0060174 278.3077 81.1287 14.09563399 34806
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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