Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
524
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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: 2024-058B
Object number (NORAD): 59344
Object ID (CCSDS): 59344
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.802 minutes
Inclination: 98.8091 deg
SMA: 7174.749 km
Apoapsis: 852.112 km
Periapsis: 741.116 km
RAAN: 262.2888 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00773515
Argument of periapsis: 281.8173 deg
Mean anomaly: 77.434 deg
Mean motion: 14.28540927 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000132 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000068866258 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 6:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 59344U 24058B 25242.78873731 .00000132 00000-0 68866-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 59344 98.8091 262.2888 0077352 281.8173 77.4340 14.28540927 74505
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
Chinese satellite reported for atmospheric/ocean/environmental/spatial parameter research purposes, details TBD.
CZ-6A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | Yunhai 3-02’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 26, 2024, 10:51 p.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | Yunhai 3-02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 26, 2024, 10:51 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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