CZ-6A DEB, 60897

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60897 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

60897, 2024-140LC

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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60897U 24140LC  26053.87002487  .00005961  00000-0  11804-2 0  9990
2 60897  89.0339 286.4269 0090138 298.0695  61.1424 14.59617909 80446

Epoch: 2026-02-22T20:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-22T20:52:50.148Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-179.55411°

Altitude

667.187 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 05m 42s

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

12:53:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

755.025 km

Perigee altitude

627.58 km

Semi-major axis

7,069.439 km

Eccentricity

0.00901

Inclination

89.0339°

RAAN

286.4269°

Arg. of periapsis

298.0695°

True anomaly

62.05195°

Mean anomaly

61.1424°

Eccentric anomaly

61.59668°

Mean motion

3.65145 °/min

Orbital period

98.59 mins

BSTAR

0.0011804

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

CZ-6A DEB, 61341 (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.
7 mins	2026-02-23 15:06:23.309Z	136.901° SSE	2026-02-23 15:10:23.309Z	68.803° E	26.57°	2026-02-23 15:13:23.309Z	25.03° NE
6 mins	2026-02-23 16:46:23.309Z	239.721° WSW	2026-02-23 16:48:23.309Z	274.612° WNW	23.099°	2026-02-23 16:52:23.309Z	331.95° NNW
7 mins	2026-02-24 03:05:23.309Z	27.75° NE	2026-02-24 03:08:23.309Z	82.088° E	31.457°	2026-02-24 03:12:23.309Z	149.239° SSE
6 mins	2026-02-24 04:44:23.309Z	319.634° NNW	2026-02-24 04:46:23.309Z	290.682° WNW	20.917°	2026-02-24 04:50:23.309Z	234.218° WSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60897

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-22T20:52:50.148Z)

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