Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
38
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
86.5
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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: 2025-159F
Object number (NORAD): 64961
Object ID (CCSDS): 64961
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.298 minutes
Inclination: 86.5099 deg
SMA: 7292.69 km
Apoapsis: 989.54 km
Periapsis: 839.569 km
RAAN: 18.7593 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01028223
Argument of periapsis: 2.3142 deg
Mean anomaly: 357.8486 deg
Mean motion: 13.94026967 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000098 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000058643565 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 10:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 64961U 25159F 25245.93549555 .00000098 00000-0 58644-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 64961 86.5099 18.7593 0102822 2.3142 357.8486 13.94026967 5200
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A R/B.
Associated space launch
A batch of 5 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
CZ-6A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | SatNet LEO Group 05’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on July 27, 2025, 10:03 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | SatNet LEO Group 05
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 27, 2025, 10:03 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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