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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

40336, 2014-079A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST/INPE

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZY, AOCS 20N

Mass

2,100 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-12-07 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

22.196 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CBERS-4
1 40336U 14079A   26062.16080934 -.00000036  00000-0  20465-5 0  9996
2 40336  98.3503 122.3829 0000809  54.2828 305.8433 14.35410103588749

Epoch: 2026-03-03T03:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-03T03:51:33.926Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-96.4523°

Altitude

776.312 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 09m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:53:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

771.403 km

Perigee altitude

770.247 km

Semi-major axis

7,148.962 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

98.3503°

RAAN

122.3829°

Arg. of periapsis

54.2828°

True anomaly

305.83578°

Mean anomaly

305.8433°

Eccentric anomaly

305.83954°

Mean motion

3.5907 °/min

Orbital period

100.26 mins

BSTAR

0.0000020465

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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.
8 mins	2026-03-03 16:09:42.521Z	35.944° NE	2026-03-03 16:13:42.521Z	103.215° ESE	30.497°	2026-03-03 16:17:42.521Z	161.645° S
6 mins	2026-03-03 17:49:42.521Z	336.68° NNW	2026-03-03 17:52:42.521Z	288.824° WNW	23.586°	2026-03-03 17:55:42.521Z	245.554° WSW
8 mins	2026-03-04 03:24:42.521Z	139.662° SSE	2026-03-04 03:28:42.521Z	64.767° ENE	36.174°	2026-03-04 03:32:42.521Z	1.567° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-04 05:05:42.521Z	235.581° WSW	2026-03-04 05:07:42.521Z	263.773° W	18.317°	2026-03-04 05:10:42.521Z	304.957° NW

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CBERS-4, 40336

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-03T03:51:33.926Z)

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