Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
28
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.7
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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: 2025-078G
Object number (NORAD): 63605
Object ID (CCSDS): 63605
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.244 minutes
Inclination: 99.7011 deg
SMA: 7290.177 km
Apoapsis: 989.973 km
Periapsis: 834.111 km
RAAN: 145.3247 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0106899
Argument of periapsis: 38.2442 deg
Mean anomaly: 322.6239 deg
Mean motion: 13.94747687 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000011 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000042499 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 15, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 15, 2025, 1:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 63605U 25078G 25135.54324725 .00000011 00000-0 42499-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 63605 99.7011 145.3247 0106899 38.2442 322.6239 13.94747687 3681
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for CZ-6A R/B, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A group of 6 Chinese satellites reported to be for "space environment probing and other related technological testing". Actual usage not known.
CZ-6A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | Shiyan 27 01-06’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on April 18, 2025, 10:51 p.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | Shiyan 27 01-06
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 18, 2025, 10:51 p.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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Latest news about this satellite
China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A
China sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using its Long March 6A rocket launched from Taiyuan. The post China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A appeared first on SpaceNews.
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