CZ-6A DEB, 60983

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 60983 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

60983, 2024-140MJ

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 60983U 24140MJ  26171.21905117  .00000864  00000-0  25152-3 0  9996
2 60983  88.7847 253.5651 0051543 308.0708  51.5850 14.42614274 96173

Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:15:26.021Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-93.73014°

Altitude

730.242 km

Speed

7.502 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 54m 15s

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

07:24:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

783.518 km

Perigee altitude

710.07 km

Semi-major axis

7,124.931 km

Eccentricity

0.00515

Inclination

88.7847°

RAAN

253.5651°

Arg. of periapsis

308.0708°

True anomaly

52.04964°

Mean anomaly

51.585°

Eccentric anomaly

51.81713°

Mean motion

3.60888 °/min

Orbital period

99.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00025152

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

CZ-6A DEB, 60882

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CZ-6A DEB, 60849

CZ-6A DEB, 60885

CZ-6A DEB, 61344 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 60711

CZ-6A DEB, 60799

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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.
5 mins	2026-06-21 04:42:29.853Z	112.16° ESE	2026-06-21 04:45:29.853Z	74.009° E	16.023°	2026-06-21 04:47:29.853Z	47.612° ENE
8 mins	2026-06-21 06:21:29.853Z	203.735° SW	2026-06-21 06:24:29.853Z	263.247° W	37.887°	2026-06-21 06:29:29.853Z	348.509° N
6 mins	2026-06-21 16:49:29.853Z	44.925° NE	2026-06-21 16:51:29.853Z	76.179° E	22.95°	2026-06-21 16:55:29.853Z	132.76° SE
7 mins	2026-06-21 18:28:29.853Z	333.148° NNW	2026-06-21 18:31:29.853Z	283.067° WNW	30.164°	2026-06-21 18:35:29.853Z	218.578° SW

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CZ-6A DEB, 60983

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:15:26.021Z)

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Orbital elements

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