Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
441
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
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: 2024-140FE
Object number (NORAD): 60779
Object ID (CCSDS): 60779
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.889 minutes
Inclination: 88.9683 deg
SMA: 7035.851 km
Apoapsis: 723.292 km
Periapsis: 592.14 km
RAAN: 296.7414 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00932028
Argument of periapsis: 344.597 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.2415 deg
Mean motion: 14.71051222 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00025059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0038018404 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60779U 24140FE 25293.83837851 .00025059 00000-0 38018-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 60779 88.9683 296.7414 0093203 344.5970 15.2415 14.71051222 63243
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.
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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