CBERS 4A

NORAD 44883· COSPAR 2019-093E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Dec 20, 2019 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.

Long March 4B | CBERS-4A →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:42 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

—

Country

China/Brazil

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 20, 2019

Mass

—

Apogee

630 km

Perigee

627 km

Inclination

98.01°

Period

1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CBERS 4A across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.1 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

627 × 630 km

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

7 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2019-093 (Long March 4B | CBERS-4A).

TIANQIN 1 (CAS-6) · 44879
ETRSS-1 · 44880
TIANYAN 01 · 44881
TIANYAN 02 · 44882
WEILAI 1R · 44884
FLORIPASAT-1 · 44885
SHUNTIAN · 44886

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