Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
298
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
88.9
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: 2024-140EF
Object number (NORAD): 60756
Object ID (CCSDS): 60756
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: May 31, 2025
Period: 90.4 minutes
Inclination: 88.9402 deg
SMA: 6672.242 km
Apoapsis: 304.819 km
Periapsis: 283.396 km
RAAN: 313.5582 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016054
Argument of periapsis: 303.7081 deg
Mean anomaly: 56.2673 deg
Mean motion: 15.92924025 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.04896719 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.01775 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 28, 2025, 4:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 26, 2025, 10:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60756U 24140EF 25146.94189625 .04896719 34452-1 17750-1 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 60756 88.9402 313.5582 0016054 303.7081 56.2673 15.92924025 41960
Live tracking on map
Satellite CZ-6A DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CZ-6A DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
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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