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CZ-4B R/B

NORAD 28415· COSPAR 2004-035C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Sep 8, 2004 from Launch Complex 7, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6A & 6B
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:40 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
CASC
Launched
Sep 8, 2004
Mass
Apogee
496 km
Perigee
454 km
Inclination
97.33°
Period
1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CZ-4B R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.2 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
454 × 496 km
477501453May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2004-035 (Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6A & 6B).

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