CZ-6A DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.

Uptime

334

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

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: 2024-140ABA

Object number (NORAD): 61492

Object ID (CCSDS): 61492

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.014 minutes

Inclination: 89.0012 deg

SMA: 7089.624 km

Apoapsis: 806.799 km

Periapsis: 616.179 km

RAAN: 311.5506 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0134436

Argument of periapsis: 35.7019 deg

Mean anomaly: 325.3087 deg

Mean motion: 14.54346766 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000129 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00026524 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:57 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB

TLE line 1: 1 61492U 24140ABA 25186.33159672 .00001290 00000-0 26524-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 61492 89.0012 311.5506 0134436 35.7019 325.3087 14.54346766 43226

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
ARIANE 1 DEB SSO 2025-02-17 01:53:26 0.0002175483 475.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-24 DEB SSO 2025-01-20 18:33:08 0.0007385624 516.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-12 20:14:50 0.0001475614 719.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 1-10 DEB LEO 2024-12-10 11:15:04 0.0004452969 835.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 01
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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