CZ-6A DEB, 60971

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60971 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

60971, 2024-140LW

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60971U 24140LW  26111.91142781  .00003520  00000-0  67856-3 0  9993
2 60971  89.0447 280.4783 0094659  80.9310 280.2599 14.60449943 88884

Epoch: 2026-04-21T21:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-21T21:52:27.362Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

102.38387°

Altitude

683.526 km

Speed

7.521 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 41m 54s

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

14:39:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

755.508 km

Perigee altitude

621.721 km

Semi-major axis

7,066.751 km

Eccentricity

0.00947

Inclination

89.0447°

RAAN

280.4783°

Arg. of periapsis

80.931°

True anomaly

279.19034°

Mean anomaly

280.2599°

Eccentric anomaly

279.72534°

Mean motion

3.65354 °/min

Orbital period

98.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00067856

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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	2026-04-24 10:50:25.178Z	141.473° SSE	2026-04-24 10:54:25.178Z	70.043° E	26.85°	2026-04-24 10:57:25.178Z	23.046° NE
5 mins	2026-04-24 12:30:25.178Z	240.999° WSW	2026-04-24 12:32:25.178Z	273.765° WNW	19.122°	2026-04-24 12:35:25.178Z	321.373° NNW
7 mins	2026-04-24 22:48:25.178Z	26.21° NE	2026-04-24 22:51:25.178Z	85.851° E	31.356°	2026-04-24 22:55:25.178Z	152.946° SSE
4 mins	2026-04-25 00:28:25.178Z	303.644° NW	2026-04-25 00:29:25.178Z	287.365° WNW	17.641°	2026-04-25 00:32:25.178Z	242.923° WSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60971

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-21T21:52:27.362Z)

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