CBERS-4, 40336
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CBERS-4, 40336 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 07 Dec 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST/INPE
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
ZY, AOCS 20N
Mass
2,100 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
22.196 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 CBERS-4
1 40336U 14079A 25342.61265208 .00000321 00000-0 12618-3 0 9990
2 40336 98.3316 40.7707 0001563 119.3209 240.8134 14.35515699576618Epoch: 2025-12-08T14:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T14:42:13.139Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
102.60677°
Altitude
776.846 km
Speed
7.465 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 43m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:15:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
771.59 km
Perigee altitude
769.356 km
Semi-major axis
7,148.61 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
98.3316°
RAAN
40.7707°
Arg. of periapsis
119.3209°
True anomaly
240.79776°
Mean anomaly
240.8134°
Eccentric anomaly
240.80558°
Mean motion
3.59096 °/min
Orbital period
100.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00012618
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2014 (2014-12-07 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CBERS-4 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-12-09 02:35:22.692Z | 90.185° ESE | 2025-12-09 02:37:22.692Z | 66.197° ENE | 13.85° | 2025-12-09 02:39:22.692Z | 40.624° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-12-09 04:12:22.692Z | 175.767° S | 2025-12-09 04:16:22.692Z | 266.891° W | 43.337° | 2025-12-09 04:20:22.692Z | 340.621° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-12-09 16:23:22.692Z | 33.79° NE | 2025-12-09 16:27:22.692Z | 110.384° ESE | 33.445° | 2025-12-09 16:31:22.692Z | 167.387° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-09 18:03:22.692Z | 332.098° NNW | 2025-12-09 18:06:22.692Z | 285.882° WNW | 20.848° | 2025-12-09 18:09:22.692Z | 247.363° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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