Key statistics
Satellite CZ-5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
29
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: 2025-306B
Object number (NORAD): 67227
Object ID (CCSDS): 67227
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 747.807 minutes
Inclination: 16.259 deg
SMA: 27291.025 km
Apoapsis: 41593.334 km
Periapsis: 232.446 km
RAAN: 290.0061 deg
Eccentricy: 0.75777454
Argument of periapsis: 195.7219 deg
Mean anomaly: 111.0043 deg
Mean motion: 1.92563067 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008562 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0023017527 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 17, 2026, 12:54 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 67227U 25306B 26016.73403638 .00008562 00000-0 23018-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 67227 16.2590 290.0061 7577745 195.7219 111.0043 1.92563067 541
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-23’, on board a Long March 5 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m. from 101.
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Long March 5 | TJSW-23
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 5
Launch pad: 101
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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