Key statistics
Satellite CZ-5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.9
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
16.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-5 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-5 R/B
International designator: 2025-238B
Object number (NORAD): 66143
Object ID (CCSDS): 66143
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 738.615 minutes
Inclination: 16.2644 deg
SMA: 27066.918 km
Apoapsis: 41222.491 km
Periapsis: 155.075 km
RAAN: 263.9017 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7586275
Argument of periapsis: 181.7643 deg
Mean anomaly: 171.8957 deg
Mean motion: 1.9495957 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00080803 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001839782 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 21, 2025, 3:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 20, 2025, 6:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 66143U 25238B 25324.76355740 .00080803 16002-5 18398-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 66143 16.2644 263.9017 7586275 181.7643 171.8957 1.94959570 561
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-5 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
CZ-5 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 5 | TJSW-20’, on board a Long March 5 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 23, 2025, 2:30 p.m. from 101.
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Long March 5 | TJSW-20
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:30 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 5
Launch pad: 101
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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