CZ-6A DEB, 60978 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CZ-6A DEB, 60978 was 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 months ago
TLE from 11 months ago
0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60978U 24140MD 25012.18619215 .10188697 -10632-5 49541-2 0 9997
2 60978 89.7087 346.7329 0029137 168.8727 191.3223 16.20078596 22308Epoch: 2025-01-12T04:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-12T04:28:07.001Z)
Latitude
-0.00015°
Longitude
167.77852°
Altitude
241.53 km
Speed
7.751 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 06m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:27:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
235.22 km
Perigee altitude
196.793 km
Semi-major axis
6,594.143 km
Eccentricity
0.00291
Inclination
89.7087°
RAAN
346.7329°
Arg. of periapsis
168.8727°
True anomaly
191.25698°
Mean anomaly
191.3223°
Eccentric anomaly
191.28962°
Mean motion
4.05327 °/min
Orbital period
88.82 mins
BSTAR
0.0049541
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Other satellites on launch #140 in the year 2024 (2024-08-06 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CZ-6A DEB Visibility
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