In orbitPayload

OBJECT J

NORAD: 44887
COSPAR: 2019-093J

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Is it working?

One source only

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Not operational	since at least 2026-11-05

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Spacecraft

Built by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Owner: China National Space Administration
Mass at launch: 200 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 200 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 2 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S44887, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2019-12-20
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B
Flight: CBERS-4A
Mission name: CBERS-4A
Launch site: TYSC, LC9
Launched by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2019-093

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2019-093, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Payload
Owner code: TBD
Launch date: 2019-12-20
Period: 96.5 min
Inclination: 97.78°
Apogee: 598 km
Perigee: 581 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 44888)

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

Everything from this launch

Payload12 in total, 12 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit