In orbitRocket body

CZ-4B R/B

NORAD: 28059
COSPAR: 2003-049C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Owner: China National Space Administration
Platform (bus): CZ-4 Stage 3
Mass at launch: 1,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 6.9 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28059, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2003-10-21
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B
Flight: CBERS-2
Mission name: ZY-1-2
Launch site: TYSC, LC7
Launched by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2003-049

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2003-049, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2003-10-21
Period: 99.0 min
Inclination: 98.70°
Apogee: 742 km
Perigee: 675 km
Radar cross-section: 5.8035 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 9

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit