Key statistics
Satellite CZ-12A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
5
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
69.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-12A R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-12A R/B
International designator: 2025-308A
Object number (NORAD): 67231
Object ID (CCSDS): 67231
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Dec. 28, 2025
Period: 87.193 minutes
Inclination: 69.6966 deg
SMA: 6513.492 km
Apoapsis: 139.508 km
Periapsis: 131.206 km
RAAN: 46.2284 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006373
Argument of periapsis: 167.5134 deg
Mean anomaly: 192.6259 deg
Mean motion: 16.51512804 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.11863649 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010694 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 28, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 28, 2025, 6:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-12A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 67231U 25308A 25362.77966721 .11863649 47688-5 10694-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 67231 69.6966 46.2284 0006373 167.5134 192.6259 16.51512804 934
Live tracking on map
Satellite CZ-12A R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CZ-12A R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
First test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.
CZ-12A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 12A | Demo Flight’, on board a Long March 12A space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 23, 2025, 2 a.m. from Long March 12 series Pad.
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Long March 12A | Demo Flight
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 23, 2025, 2 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 12A
Launch pad: Long March 12 series Pad
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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