Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
280
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
88.7
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: 2024-140LZ
Object number (NORAD): 60974
Object ID (CCSDS): 60974
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.928 minutes
Inclination: 88.7329 deg
SMA: 7133.216 km
Apoapsis: 804.798 km
Periapsis: 705.364 km
RAAN: 309.9247 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0069698
Argument of periapsis: 249.8463 deg
Mean anomaly: 109.5231 deg
Mean motion: 14.41035579 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000228 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00068443 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 11:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60974U 24140LZ 25131.48498781 .00002280 00000-0 68443-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 60974 88.7329 309.9247 0069698 249.8463 109.5231 14.41035579 38408
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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