Key statistics
Satellite CZ-8A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
32
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
50.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-8A R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-8A R/B
International designator: 2025-285K
Object number (NORAD): 66924
Object ID (CCSDS): 66924
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.663 minutes
Inclination: 50.0093 deg
SMA: 7168.148 km
Apoapsis: 875.417 km
Periapsis: 704.609 km
RAAN: 14.792 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01191435
Argument of periapsis: 190.6687 deg
Mean anomaly: 169.1698 deg
Mean motion: 14.30514735 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011463872 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 5, 2026, 6 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 5, 2026, 1:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-8A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 66924U 25285K 26005.55222343 .00000160 00000-0 11464-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 66924 50.0093 14.7920 0119143 190.6687 169.1698 14.30514735 4338
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-8A R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
CZ-8A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 14’, on board a Long March 8A space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 6, 2025, 7:53 a.m. from Commercial LC-1.
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Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 6, 2025, 7:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 8A
Launch pad: Commercial LC-1
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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