CZ-6A DEB, 60981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60981 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

60981, 2024-140MG

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 60981U 24140MG  26171.28543573  .00000595  00000-0  31983-3 0  9995
2 60981  88.8480 263.7594 0105936 194.5648 165.2478 14.08839950 94439

Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:51:01.647Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-107.49971°

Altitude

940.633 km

Speed

7.343 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 35m 02s

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

07:23:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

936.993 km

Perigee altitude

783.631 km

Semi-major axis

7,238.449 km

Eccentricity

0.01059

Inclination

88.848°

RAAN

263.7594°

Arg. of periapsis

194.5648°

True anomaly

165.553°

Mean anomaly

165.2478°

Eccentric anomaly

165.40079°

Mean motion

3.52432 °/min

Orbital period

102.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00031983

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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	2026-06-21 05:10:11.086Z	103.754° ESE	2026-06-21 05:13:11.086Z	70.84° E	15.602°	2026-06-21 05:16:11.086Z	39.503° NE
10 mins	2026-06-21 06:50:11.086Z	189.694° SSW	2026-06-21 06:54:11.086Z	251.34° W	43.067°	2026-06-21 07:00:11.086Z	354.365° N
7 mins	2026-06-21 17:33:11.086Z	33.213° NE	2026-06-21 17:36:11.086Z	76.336° E	25.115°	2026-06-21 17:40:11.086Z	135.242° SSE
8 mins	2026-06-21 19:15:11.086Z	333.154° NNW	2026-06-21 19:18:11.086Z	290.445° WNW	27.727°	2026-06-21 19:23:11.086Z	218.708° SW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60981

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: 2026-06-20T06:51:01.647Z)

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Orbital elements

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