CZ-6A DEB, 60681

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60681 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

60681, 2024-140CJ

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 (1 year 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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60681U 24140CJ  25349.88525017  .00000488  00000-0  33491-3 0  9994
2 60681  88.9977 297.9544 0183863 131.8506 229.8529 13.90029232 68578

Epoch: 2025-12-15T21:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T21:14:45.614Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-105.51306°

Altitude

1,019.595 km

Speed

7.298 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 51m 49s

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

02:28:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,059.808 km

Perigee altitude

791.234 km

Semi-major axis

7,303.658 km

Eccentricity

0.01839

Inclination

88.9977°

RAAN

297.9544°

Arg. of periapsis

131.8506°

True anomaly

228.26612°

Mean anomaly

229.8529°

Eccentric anomaly

229.05716°

Mean motion

3.47722 °/min

Orbital period

103.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00033491

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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	2025-12-16 08:12:49.990Z	30.323° NE	2025-12-16 08:16:49.990Z	93.704° ESE	25.835°	2025-12-16 08:20:49.990Z	143.405° SSE
7 mins	2025-12-16 09:56:49.990Z	327.486° NNW	2025-12-16 09:59:49.990Z	280.014° WNW	25.737°	2025-12-16 10:03:49.990Z	224.676° SW
6 mins	2025-12-16 19:51:49.990Z	108.24° ESE	2025-12-16 19:54:49.990Z	71.589° E	18.648°	2025-12-16 19:57:49.990Z	37.29° NE
10 mins	2025-12-16 21:32:49.990Z	197.645° SSW	2025-12-16 21:37:49.990Z	281.584° WNW	39.261°	2025-12-16 21:42:49.990Z	348.679° N

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CZ-6A DEB, 60681

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: 2025-12-15T21:14:45.614Z)

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