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

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60659U 24140BL  26118.85259698  .00000989  00000-0  44427-3 0  9997
2 60659  89.0013 280.5735 0042038 341.6994  18.2682 14.21232767 89157

Epoch: 2026-04-28T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T20:27:44.379Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

116.81663°

Altitude

795.509 km

Speed

7.471 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 42m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

11:00:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

848.388 km

Perigee altitude

787.884 km

Semi-major axis

7,196.273 km

Eccentricity

0.0042

Inclination

89.0013°

RAAN

280.5735°

Arg. of periapsis

341.6994°

True anomaly

18.41996°

Mean anomaly

18.2682°

Eccentric anomaly

18.344°

Mean motion

3.55534 °/min

Orbital period

101.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00044427

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Other satellites on launch #140 in the year 2024 (2024-08-06 UTC)

CZ-6A DEB, 61460 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 60869 (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.
6 mins	2026-04-29 10:07:26.128Z	117.822° SE	2026-04-29 10:10:26.128Z	76.835° E	20.556°	2026-04-29 10:13:26.128Z	36.482° NE
8 mins	2026-04-29 11:47:26.128Z	208.649° SW	2026-04-29 11:51:26.128Z	275.747° WNW	33.662°	2026-04-29 11:55:26.128Z	339.928° N
8 mins	2026-04-29 22:24:26.128Z	26.494° NE	2026-04-29 22:27:26.128Z	73.782° E	32.169°	2026-04-29 22:32:26.128Z	151.446° SSE
6 mins	2026-04-30 00:06:26.128Z	318.536° NNW	2026-04-30 00:08:26.128Z	290.015° WNW	22.797°	2026-04-30 00:12:26.128Z	235.122° WSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T20:27:44.379Z)

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