Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
32
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: 2025-287F
Object number (NORAD): 66958
Object ID (CCSDS): 66958
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.231 minutes
Inclination: 86.5081 deg
SMA: 7289.56 km
Apoapsis: 988.727 km
Periapsis: 834.123 km
RAAN: 335.89 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01060453
Argument of periapsis: 21.1502 deg
Mean anomaly: 339.4007 deg
Mean motion: 13.94924785 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000084 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000047114255 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 8, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 8, 2026, 2:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 66958U 25287F 26008.60243555 .00000084 00000-0 47114-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 66958 86.5081 335.8900 0106045 21.1502 339.4007 13.94924785 4281
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
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 15’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 8, 2025, 10:11 p.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | SatNet LEO Group 15
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 8, 2025, 10:11 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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