Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
265
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.2
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: 2024-140PL
Object number (NORAD): 61118
Object ID (CCSDS): 61118
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: April 28, 2025
Period: 88.955 minutes
Inclination: 89.2426 deg
SMA: 6600.956 km
Apoapsis: 230.575 km
Periapsis: 215.067 km
RAAN: 328.1724 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011747
Argument of periapsis: 229.5356 deg
Mean anomaly: 130.4919 deg
Mean motion: 16.18797433 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.2293165 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.013258 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: April 26, 2025, 3:05 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: April 25, 2025, 9:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61118U 24140PL 25115.89490805 .22931650 -96249-6 13258-1 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 61118 89.2426 328.1724 0011747 229.5356 130.4919 16.18797433 36868
Live tracking on map
Satellite CZ-6A DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CZ-6A DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
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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