Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
241
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.3
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: 2024-140RK
Object number (NORAD): 61165
Object ID (CCSDS): 61165
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: April 4, 2025
Period: 93.067 minutes
Inclination: 89.2622 deg
SMA: 6802.832 km
Apoapsis: 447.591 km
Periapsis: 401.803 km
RAAN: 330.6741 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033654
Argument of periapsis: 237.9226 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.8765 deg
Mean motion: 15.47277191 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.01834044 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.031448 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: March 27, 2025, 8:14 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: March 27, 2025, 3 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61165U 24140RK 25086.12534831 .01834044 00000-0 31448-1 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 61165 89.2622 330.6741 0033654 237.9226 121.8765 15.47277191 32285
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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