Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
287
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
88.9
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: 2024-140VS
Object number (NORAD): 61353
Object ID (CCSDS): 61353
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: May 20, 2025
Period: 90.683 minutes
Inclination: 88.9124 deg
SMA: 6686.178 km
Apoapsis: 326.752 km
Periapsis: 289.333 km
RAAN: 316.7317 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0027983
Argument of periapsis: 280.4572 deg
Mean anomaly: 79.3557 deg
Mean motion: 15.87946649 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.08552266 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.040279 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 17, 2025, 8:10 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 17, 2025, 1:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61353U 24140VS 25137.07294552 .08552266 10982+0 40279-1 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 61353 88.9124 316.7317 0027983 280.4572 79.3557 15.87946649 37822
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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