Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
553
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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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: 2023-168B
Object number (NORAD): 58200
Object ID (CCSDS): 58200
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.194 minutes
Inclination: 97.7839 deg
SMA: 6906.127 km
Apoapsis: 572.767 km
Periapsis: 483.218 km
RAAN: 150.2653 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0064833
Argument of periapsis: 316.8709 deg
Mean anomaly: 42.7452 deg
Mean motion: 15.12693296 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005922 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032546 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 7:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 58200U 23168B 25125.80621180 .00005922 00000-0 32546-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 58200 97.7839 150.2653 0064833 316.8709 42.7452 15.12693296 83177
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A R/B.
Associated space launch
A pair of satellites officially described as for cartographic surveying purposes, details TBD.
CZ-6A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | Tianhui 5’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 31, 2023, 10:50 p.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | Tianhui 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 31, 2023, 10:50 p.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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