CZ-6A DEB, 60697

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60697 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

60697, 2024-140DA

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60697U 24140DA  26053.63770156  .00000368  00000-0  17698-3 0  9991
2 60697  89.0278 289.9857 0060683 206.0802 153.7326 14.15871263 79363

Epoch: 2026-02-22T15:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-22T15:18:17.414Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-92.12993°

Altitude

881.732 km

Speed

7.391 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 19m 56s

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

06:43:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

880.086 km

Perigee altitude

792.527 km

Semi-major axis

7,214.444 km

Eccentricity

0.00607

Inclination

89.0278°

RAAN

289.9857°

Arg. of periapsis

206.0802°

True anomaly

154.03827°

Mean anomaly

153.7326°

Eccentric anomaly

153.88564°

Mean motion

3.54192 °/min

Orbital period

101.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00017698

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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.
10 mins	2026-02-23 03:45:28.459Z	7.059° NNE	2026-02-23 03:50:28.459Z	87.098° E	42.662°	2026-02-23 03:55:28.459Z	171.765° S
8 mins	2026-02-23 15:11:28.459Z	127.533° SE	2026-02-23 15:14:28.459Z	85.08° E	26.566°	2026-02-23 15:19:28.459Z	21.402° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-23 16:52:28.459Z	218.913° SW	2026-02-23 16:56:28.459Z	279.525° WNW	29.561°	2026-02-23 17:00:28.459Z	335.1° NNW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60697

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-22T15:18:17.414Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CZ-6A DEB Visibility forecast

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