Satellite · NORAD 40336 · COSPAR 2014-079A
CBERS 4
- Operator China/Brazil
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
801.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.45km/s
Inclination
98.35°
Period
100.3 min
100.3 min
Perigee
772km
Apogee
775km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:14 UTC (6.2 h old)· Metadata updated 2 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 74.660° S
- Longitude
- 54.031° E
- Altitude
- 801.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.451 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:14 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- CHBZ · China/Brazil
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Dec 2014
- COSPAR launch id
- 2014-079
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 1
- CZ-4B R/B40337Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → CHBZ | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 19 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 40336
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2014-079A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKH9X
- Canonical slug
- cbers-4-40336
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.