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
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: 2024-140KD
Object number (NORAD): 60874
Object ID (CCSDS): 60874
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.236 minutes
Inclination: 88.8819 deg
SMA: 7100.263 km
Apoapsis: 794.533 km
Periapsis: 649.722 km
RAAN: 314.6244 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0101976
Argument of periapsis: 210.029 deg
Mean anomaly: 149.5047 deg
Mean motion: 14.51079317 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001678 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0003922 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, 11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60874U 24140KD 25128.95837179 .00001678 00000-0 39220-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 60874 88.8819 314.6244 0101976 210.0290 149.5047 14.51079317 38718
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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