Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
720
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
86.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-6A R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-6A R/B
International designator: 2023-139B
Object number (NORAD): 57831
Object ID (CCSDS): 57831
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.88 minutes
Inclination: 85.9915 deg
SMA: 7178.448 km
Apoapsis: 810.823 km
Periapsis: 789.804 km
RAAN: 22.7161 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001464
Argument of periapsis: 109.1296 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.1482 deg
Mean motion: 14.27436797 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000622 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024540643 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 57831U 23139B 25241.90653518 .00000622 00000-0 24541-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 57831 85.9915 22.7161 0014640 109.1296 251.1482 14.27436797102630
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-6A R/B.
Associated space launch
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing" purposes.
CZ-6A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | Yaogan 40’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 10, 2023, 4:30 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | Yaogan 40
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 10, 2023, 4:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 6A
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9A
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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