CZ-6A DEB, 60972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60972 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

60972, 2024-140LX

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60972U 24140LX  26171.26761736  .00001184  00000-0  48865-3 0  9998
2 60972  88.9980 273.5733 0033380 182.6012 177.5013 14.25871725 95072

Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:25:22.139Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-91.25364°

Altitude

832.586 km

Speed

7.424 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 14m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:19:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

826.475 km

Perigee altitude

778.537 km

Semi-major axis

7,180.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00334

Inclination

88.998°

RAAN

273.5733°

Arg. of periapsis

182.6012°

True anomaly

177.51791°

Mean anomaly

177.5013°

Eccentric anomaly

177.50961°

Mean motion

3.56696 °/min

Orbital period

100.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00048865

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

CZ-6A DEB, 60882

CZ-6A DEB, 61384 (Decayed)

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CZ-6A DEB, 60849

CZ-6A DEB, 60885

CZ-6A DEB, 61344 (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	2026-06-20 20:29:30.641Z	321.506° NNW	2026-06-20 20:32:30.641Z	285.53° WNW	16.021°	2026-06-20 20:35:30.641Z	248.778° W
6 mins	2026-06-21 06:09:30.641Z	110.108° ESE	2026-06-21 06:11:30.641Z	82.639° E	20.068°	2026-06-21 06:15:30.641Z	31.832° NE
9 mins	2026-06-21 07:48:30.641Z	206.74° SW	2026-06-21 07:52:30.641Z	274.681° WNW	35.066°	2026-06-21 07:57:30.641Z	345.477° N
7 mins	2026-06-21 18:23:30.641Z	29.269° NE	2026-06-21 18:26:30.641Z	77.309° E	29.104°	2026-06-21 18:30:30.641Z	143.168° SSE
7 mins	2026-06-21 20:04:30.641Z	326.642° NNW	2026-06-21 20:07:30.641Z	282.737° WNW	23.551°	2026-06-21 20:11:30.641Z	228.579° WSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:25:22.139Z)

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