Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
277
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
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: 2024-140RY
Object number (NORAD): 61178
Object ID (CCSDS): 61178
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.083 minutes
Inclination: 88.96 deg
SMA: 7188.076 km
Apoapsis: 840.364 km
Periapsis: 779.519 km
RAAN: 318.7 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0042323
Argument of periapsis: 103.1759 deg
Mean anomaly: 257.4161 deg
Mean motion: 14.24569795 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000928 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00039005 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, 12:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61178U 24140RY 25128.52001513 .00000928 00000-0 39005-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 61178 88.9600 318.7000 0042323 103.1759 257.4161 14.24569795 36866
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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