Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
228
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
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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: 2025-016U
Object number (NORAD): 62803
Object ID (CCSDS): 62803
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.156 minutes
Inclination: 89.0081 deg
SMA: 7096.413 km
Apoapsis: 791.232 km
Periapsis: 645.323 km
RAAN: 110.232 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01028042
Argument of periapsis: 54.5961 deg
Mean anomaly: 306.4795 deg
Mean motion: 14.52260352 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000408 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000089450321 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 8:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 62803U 25016U 25250.86595247 .00000408 00000-0 89450-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 62803 89.0081 110.2320 0102804 54.5961 306.4795 14.52260352 33012
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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 06’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 23, 2025, 5:15 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 06
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 23, 2025, 5:15 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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