CZ-6A DEB, 54498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 54498 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 11 Nov 2022 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

54498, 2022-151JA

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2022-11-11 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 54498U 22151JA  26252.70440692  .00003764  00000-0  10031-2 0  9997
2 54498  98.7596 310.2247 0024696  74.0530 286.3381 14.48900830200168

Epoch: 2026-09-09T16:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T16:54:20.757Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

67.88557°

Altitude

727.295 km

Speed

7.494 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 40m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:41:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

743.909 km

Perigee altitude

708.818 km

Semi-major axis

7,104.5 km

Eccentricity

0.00247

Inclination

98.7596°

RAAN

310.2247°

Arg. of periapsis

74.053°

True anomaly

286.0663°

Mean anomaly

286.3381°

Eccentric anomaly

286.20222°

Mean motion

3.62446 °/min

Orbital period

99.33 mins

BSTAR

0.0010031

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Other satellites on launch #151 in the year 2022 (2022-11-11 UTC)

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CZ-6A DEB, 55554

CZ-6A DEB, 56285 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 54616

CZ-6A DEB, 54490 (Decayed)

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CZ-6A DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-09-12 03:03:00.522Z	123.508° SE	2026-09-12 03:07:00.522Z	61.919° ENE	28.272°	2026-09-12 03:10:00.522Z	15.366° NNE
7 mins	2026-09-12 04:42:00.522Z	212.784° SW	2026-09-12 04:45:00.522Z	265.723° W	29.464°	2026-09-12 04:49:00.522Z	323.425° NNW
8 mins	2026-09-12 16:45:00.522Z	18.217° NNE	2026-09-12 16:49:00.522Z	126.095° SE	75.122°	2026-09-12 16:53:00.522Z	188.522° SSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 54498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T16:54:20.757Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #151 in the year 2022 (2022-11-11 UTC)

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