Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
265
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 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-6A R/B
International designator: 2024-185U
Object number (NORAD): 61570
Object ID (CCSDS): 61570
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.209 minutes
Inclination: 89.0228 deg
SMA: 7098.954 km
Apoapsis: 789.323 km
Periapsis: 652.316 km
RAAN: 95.5912 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0096498
Argument of periapsis: 297.7556 deg
Mean anomaly: 61.3891 deg
Mean motion: 14.51480511 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000201 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000043592 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 61570U 24185U 25187.57773378 .00000201 00000-0 43592-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 61570 89.0228 95.5912 0096498 297.7556 61.3891 14.51480511 37523
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A R/B.
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 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 02’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 15, 2024, 11:06 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 15, 2024, 11:06 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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