CZ-6A R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.

Uptime

407

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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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: 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: 100.804 minutes

Inclination: 98.8121 deg

SMA: 7174.854 km

Apoapsis: 852.217 km

Periapsis: 741.22 km

RAAN: 145.3054 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0077351

Argument of periapsis: 258.9498 deg

Mean anomaly: 100.2976 deg

Mean motion: 14.28509734 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000129 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00006764 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 10:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B

TLE line 1: 1 59344U 24058B 25126.93938865 .00000129 00000-0 67640-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 59344 98.8121 145.3054 0077351 258.9498 100.2976 14.28509734 57961

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-17 20:54:00 0.0005416703 782.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-09-14 05:31:01 0.001368466 264.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-09-09 11:12:28 0.0003563368 29.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-05-31 13:18:20 0.0002098956 640.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Long March 6A | Yunhai 3-02
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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