CZ-6A DEB, 60659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60659 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

60659, 2024-140BL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-06 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60659U 24140BL  25125.80507232  .00001616  00000-0  74011-3 0  9999
2 60659  89.0117 320.9375 0046135  65.1407 295.4570 14.20400206 38311

Epoch: 2025-05-05T19:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T19:19:18.248Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

167.19811°

Altitude

812.894 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 23m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

72.69166°

Longitude

170.30562°

Altitude

803.774 km

Speed

7.475 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 33m 51s

Apparent Declination

24° 02' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:45:09

Azimuth

17.806° NNE

Elevation

-23.913°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

854.163 km

Perigee altitude

787.737 km

Semi-major axis

7,199.087 km

Eccentricity

0.0046135

Inclination

89.0117°

RAAN

320.9375°

Arg. of periapsis

65.1407°

True anomaly

294.97848°

Mean anomaly

295.457°

Eccentric anomaly

295.21786°

Mean motion

3.55326 °/min

BSTAR

0.00074011

Orbital period

101.32 mins

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CZ-6A DEB, 61470 (Decayed)

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	2025-05-06 12:22:15.092Z	120.186° SE	2025-05-06 12:25:15.092Z	78.677° E	21.171°	2025-05-06 12:29:15.092Z	28.13° NE
7 mins	2025-05-06 14:03:15.092Z	216.587° SW	2025-05-06 14:06:15.092Z	270.821° WNW	32.204°	2025-05-06 14:10:15.092Z	337.77° N
8 mins	2025-05-07 00:39:15.092Z	22.951° NE	2025-05-07 00:43:15.092Z	93.886° ESE	32.993°	2025-05-07 00:47:15.092Z	152.026° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-07 02:21:15.092Z	321.326° NNW	2025-05-07 02:24:15.092Z	278.613° WNW	21.287°	2025-05-07 02:27:15.092Z	239.03° WSW

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