Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
443
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.1
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: 2024-140RX
Object number (NORAD): 61177
Object ID (CCSDS): 61177
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.539 minutes
Inclination: 89.0611 deg
SMA: 6874.4 km
Apoapsis: 556.339 km
Periapsis: 436.191 km
RAAN: 299.7694 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0087388
Argument of periapsis: 197.8948 deg
Mean anomaly: 161.9218 deg
Mean motion: 15.23177622 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00126862 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0047593 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 12:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61177U 24140RX 25294.76533718 .00126862 00000-0 47593-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 61177 89.0611 299.7694 0087388 197.8948 161.9218 15.23177622 63435
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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