CZ-6A DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.

Uptime

273

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.1

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: 2024-140BY

Object number (NORAD): 60671

Object ID (CCSDS): 60671

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.276 minutes

Inclination: 89.0512 deg

SMA: 7291.648 km

Apoapsis: 1067.257 km

Periapsis: 759.768 km

RAAN: 323.4087 deg

Eccentricy: 0.021085

Argument of periapsis: 64.2479 deg

Mean anomaly: 298.0292 deg

Mean motion: 13.94325742 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001555 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00096345 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, 6:31 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB

TLE line 1: 1 60671U 24140BY 25125.27190103 .00001555 00000-0 96345-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 60671 89.0512 323.4087 0210850 64.2479 298.0292 13.94325742 37509

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-6A DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-03-02 12:38:36 0.0003215419 218.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-16 09:26:24 0.000135974 617.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2024-10-29 01:37:50 0.0003447014 699.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-10-28 02:26:57 0.0001398848 729.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 01
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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