Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
494
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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: 2024-140VQ
Object number (NORAD): 61351
Object ID (CCSDS): 61351
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.131 minutes
Inclination: 89.0659 deg
SMA: 7095.232 km
Apoapsis: 798.099 km
Periapsis: 636.095 km
RAAN: 296.9725 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01141644
Argument of periapsis: 217.7914 deg
Mean anomaly: 141.524 deg
Mean motion: 14.5262284 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005626 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012582393 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 8:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61351U 24140VQ 25345.84118997 .00005626 00000-0 12582-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 61351 89.0659 296.9725 0114164 217.7914 141.5240 14.52622840 67377
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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