CZ-6A DEB, 60657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60657 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 06 Aug 2024 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

60657, 2024-140BJ

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-06 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60657U 24140BJ  26118.39955722  .00000869  00000-0  20810-3 0  9992
2 60657  88.9160 270.5224 0093496  79.4019 281.7702 14.49943271 90900

Epoch: 2026-04-28T09:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T09:35:21.743Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-89.69362°

Altitude

715.975 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 02m 05s

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

00:54:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.133 km

Perigee altitude

656.352 km

Semi-major axis

7,100.879 km

Eccentricity

0.00935

Inclination

88.916°

RAAN

270.5224°

Arg. of periapsis

79.4019°

True anomaly

280.71889°

Mean anomaly

281.7702°

Eccentric anomaly

281.24479°

Mean motion

3.62723 °/min

Orbital period

99.25 mins

BSTAR

0.0002081

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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.
8 mins	2026-04-28 21:44:53.118Z	21.55° NNE	2026-04-28 21:48:53.118Z	81.049° E	28.024°	2026-04-28 21:52:53.118Z	146.013° SSE
5 mins	2026-04-28 23:25:53.118Z	318.184° NNW	2026-04-28 23:27:53.118Z	285.978° WNW	21.051°	2026-04-28 23:30:53.118Z	238.305° WSW
7 mins	2026-04-29 10:33:53.118Z	178.97° S	2026-04-29 10:36:53.118Z	233.411° WSW	44.979°	2026-04-29 10:40:53.118Z	358.611° N

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CZ-6A DEB, 60657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T09:35:21.743Z)

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