Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
273
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 2024-140SP
Object number (NORAD): 61278
Object ID (CCSDS): 61278
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.869 minutes
Inclination: 89.02 deg
SMA: 7177.906 km
Apoapsis: 812.112 km
Periapsis: 787.43 km
RAAN: 320.9817 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0017193
Argument of periapsis: 54.289 deg
Mean anomaly: 305.9901 deg
Mean motion: 14.27598667 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002648 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010688 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 7:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61278U 24140SP 25124.81446073 .00002648 00000-0 10688-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 61278 89.0200 320.9817 0017193 54.2890 305.9901 14.27598667 35734
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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