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: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 CBERS-4
1 40336U 14079A 26172.49813473 .00000295 00000-0 11719-3 0 9992
2 40336 98.3525 229.1950 0001695 60.3510 299.7845 14.35510713604570Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:57:18.840Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
140.16896°
Altitude
775.715 km
Speed
7.466 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 16m 46s
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
21:37:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
771.702 km
Perigee altitude
769.279 km
Semi-major axis
7,148.628 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
98.3525°
RAAN
229.195°
Arg. of periapsis
60.351°
True anomaly
299.76764°
Mean anomaly
299.7845°
Eccentric anomaly
299.77607°
Mean motion
3.59095 °/min
Orbital period
100.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00011719
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2014 (2014-12-07 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 15:20:09.518Z | 60.25° ENE | 2026-06-22 15:23:09.518Z | 96.852° ESE | 13.563° | 2026-06-22 15:25:09.518Z | 120.536° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 16:59:09.518Z | 1.396° NNE | 2026-06-22 17:02:09.518Z | 293.879° NW | 41.967° | 2026-06-22 17:07:09.518Z | 206.213° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 02:36:09.518Z | 95.932° ESE | 2026-06-23 02:38:09.518Z | 67.671° E | 18.62° | 2026-06-23 02:41:09.518Z | 26.406° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 04:14:09.518Z | 194.914° SSW | 2026-06-23 04:17:09.518Z | 260.657° W | 37.217° | 2026-06-23 04:21:09.518Z | 331.996° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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