In orbitDebris

CZ-2C DEB

NORAD: 28483
COSPAR: 2004-046E

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: China Aerospace
Mass at launch: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 0.2 m
Shape: Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28483, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2004-11-18
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C a
Flight: SW-2
Mission name: Shiyan 2
Launch site: XSC, LC3
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2004-046

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2004-046, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2004-11-18
Period: 97.2 min
Inclination: 98.30°
Apogee: 665 km
Perigee: 586 km
Radar cross-section: 0.091 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 28480)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit