CZ-6A DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.

Uptime

274

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

88.4

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: 2024-140CE

Object number (NORAD): 60677

Object ID (CCSDS): 60677

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 93.598 minutes

Inclination: 88.4117 deg

SMA: 6828.694 km

Apoapsis: 525.514 km

Periapsis: 375.604 km

RAAN: 293.798 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0109765

Argument of periapsis: 99.5735 deg

Mean anomaly: 261.7944 deg

Mean motion: 15.3849563 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00146428 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0030853 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, 9:26 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB

TLE line 1: 1 60677U 24140CE 25126.39309213 .00146428 00000-0 30853-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 60677 88.4117 293.7980 0109765 99.5735 261.7944 15.38495630 40721

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
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-11-25 22:01:50 0.0001381014 406.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2024-11-15 08:03:03 0.0001337068 135.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-09-26 14:23:36 0.0002437055 116.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-09-18 07:57:17 0.0001028446 578.0 (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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