CZ-6A DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.

Uptime

389

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.0

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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: 2024-140JS

Object number (NORAD): 60863

Object ID (CCSDS): 60863

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.139 minutes

Inclination: 89.0072 deg

SMA: 7190.712 km

Apoapsis: 833.258 km

Periapsis: 791.896 km

RAAN: 307.4657 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00287608

Argument of periapsis: 69.7389 deg

Mean anomaly: 290.689 deg

Mean motion: 14.2378655 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000443 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00018665118 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB

TLE line 1: 1 60863U 24140JS 25241.61793939 .00000443 00000-0 18665-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 60863 89.0072 307.4657 0028761 69.7389 290.6890 14.23786550 53967

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
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-04-26 10:59:01 0.0001015904 216.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-02-24 11:45:25 0.0001020407 371.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-12 00:52:17 0.001741366 175.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-02-03 08:49:14 0.0002378872 376.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-15 00:54:16 0.000175905 119.0 (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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