Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
413
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.8
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: 2024-140AAL
Object number (NORAD): 61478
Object ID (CCSDS): 61478
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Sept. 23, 2025
Period: 91.032 minutes
Inclination: 89.0236 deg
SMA: 6703.3 km
Apoapsis: 329.74 km
Periapsis: 320.59 km
RAAN: 302.9295 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00068247
Argument of periapsis: 293.6987 deg
Mean anomaly: 66.3576 deg
Mean motion: 15.81866299 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.05011637 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.020777959 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 22, 2025, 10:52 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 22, 2025, 3:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61478U 24140AAL 25265.12727352 .05011637 00000-0 20778-1 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 61478 89.0236 302.9295 0006825 293.6987 66.3576 15.81866299 57203
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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