Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
276
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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: 2024-140JU
Object number (NORAD): 60865
Object ID (CCSDS): 60865
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.481 minutes
Inclination: 88.9846 deg
SMA: 7111.907 km
Apoapsis: 798.598 km
Periapsis: 668.946 km
RAAN: 318.3056 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0091151
Argument of periapsis: 166.957 deg
Mean anomaly: 193.4024 deg
Mean motion: 14.47516995 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001498 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038268 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 10:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60865U 24140JU 25128.93349179 .00001498 00000-0 38268-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 60865 88.9846 318.3056 0091151 166.9570 193.4024 14.47516995 38563
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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