Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
397
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-6A DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: CZ-6A DEB
International designator: 2024-140AP
Object number (NORAD): 60638
Object ID (CCSDS): 60638
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.688 minutes
Inclination: 89.0261 deg
SMA: 6881.599 km
Apoapsis: 609.727 km
Periapsis: 397.201 km
RAAN: 302.5407 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0154416
Argument of periapsis: 60.3559 deg
Mean anomaly: 301.2963 deg
Mean motion: 15.20788269 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00087777 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0028524405 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 8:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60638U 24140AP 25249.86111718 .00087777 00000-0 28524-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 60638 89.0261 302.5407 0154416 60.3559 301.2963 15.20788269 59164
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A DEB.
Associated space launch
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
CZ-6A DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 01’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 6, 2024, 6:42 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 6, 2024, 6:42 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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