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CBERS 4A, 44883

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CBERS 4A, 44883 is a CN and BR payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 20 Dec 2019 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

44883, 2019-093E

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / CHBZ

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CAST/INPE

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZY, AOCS 20N

Mass

1,980 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-12-20 (6 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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

22.196 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CBERS 4A
1 44883U 19093E   26050.24062793  .00001181  00000-0  15666-3 0  9993
2 44883  97.7636 121.2134 0001979 166.9734 193.1531 14.81639828333612

Epoch: 2026-02-19T05:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T05:46:30.253Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-114.60741°

Altitude

628.53 km

Speed

7.543 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 04m 51s

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

16:32:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

622.571 km

Perigee altitude

619.8 km

Semi-major axis

6,999.322 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.7636°

RAAN

121.2134°

Arg. of periapsis

166.9734°

True anomaly

193.14794°

Mean anomaly

193.1531°

Eccentric anomaly

193.15052°

Mean motion

3.70646 °/min

Orbital period

97.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00015666

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Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 2019 (2019-12-20 UTC)

OBJECT D, 44882

OBJECT L, 44889

OBJECT B, 44880

CZ-4B R/B, 44888 (Decayed)

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CBERS 4A 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.
7 mins	2026-02-19 17:41:20.117Z	5.817° NNE	2026-02-19 17:44:20.117Z	327.598° NNW	41.591°	2026-02-19 17:48:20.117Z	203.274° SW
6 mins	2026-02-20 04:36:20.117Z	162.206° S	2026-02-20 04:39:20.117Z	8.516° NNE	43.431°	2026-02-20 04:42:20.117Z	349.873° N

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CBERS 4A, 44883

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T05:46:30.253Z)

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Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 2019 (2019-12-20 UTC)

CBERS 4A Visibility forecast

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