Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
664
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
86.0
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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: 2023-139F
Object number (NORAD): 57835
Object ID (CCSDS): 57835
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.081 minutes
Inclination: 85.9952 deg
SMA: 7140.49 km
Apoapsis: 806.31 km
Periapsis: 718.4 km
RAAN: 43.284 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0061557
Argument of periapsis: 1.3309 deg
Mean anomaly: 358.8041 deg
Mean motion: 14.38834118 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000163 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000045499 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 5:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 3:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 57835U 23139F 25185.64293247 .00000163 00000-0 45499-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 57835 85.9952 43.2840 0061557 1.3309 358.8041 14.38834118 95373
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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