Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
336
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
88.4
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: 2024-140AAH
Object number (NORAD): 61475
Object ID (CCSDS): 61475
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.578 minutes
Inclination: 88.3815 deg
SMA: 7492.768 km
Apoapsis: 1439.721 km
Periapsis: 789.545 km
RAAN: 296.9483 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0433869
Argument of periapsis: 350.0938 deg
Mean anomaly: 9.1848 deg
Mean motion: 13.38564507 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000019246 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 2:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61475U 24140AAH 25187.56142720 .00000029 00000-0 19246-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 61475 88.3815 296.9483 0433869 350.0938 9.1848 13.38564507 40848
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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