Key statistics
Satellite SZ-20 at a glance.
Uptime
233
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
41.5
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SZ-20.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SZ-20
International designator: 2025-082A
Object number (NORAD): 63632
Object ID (CCSDS): 63632
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.359 minutes
Inclination: 41.4684 deg
SMA: 6768.286 km
Apoapsis: 395.883 km
Periapsis: 384.419 km
RAAN: 20.3596 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008469
Argument of periapsis: 25.2431 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.882 deg
Mean motion: 15.59138453 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00030211 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00037752271 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SZ-20
TLE line 1: 1 63632U 25082A 25346.13818607 .00030211 00000-0 37752-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 63632 41.4684 20.3596 0008469 25.2431 334.8820 15.59138453255305
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SZ-20.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Ninth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
SZ-20 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on April 24, 2025, 9:17 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921).
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Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20
Agency: China National Space Administration
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 24, 2025, 9:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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