CZ-6A DEB, 61278

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 61278 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

61278, 2024-140SP

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 61278U 24140SP  26112.90628451  .00001394  00000-0  54478-3 0  9990
2 61278  89.0075 280.9899 0013596 334.3298  25.7220 14.29043539 86132

Epoch: 2026-04-22T21:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T21:45:02.981Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

103.76648°

Altitude

789.21 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 43m 57s

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

17:12:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

801.616 km

Perigee altitude

782.12 km

Semi-major axis

7,170.005 km

Eccentricity

0.00136

Inclination

89.0075°

RAAN

280.9899°

Arg. of periapsis

334.3298°

True anomaly

25.78972°

Mean anomaly

25.722°

Eccentric anomaly

25.75585°

Mean motion

3.5749 °/min

Orbital period

100.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00054478

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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.
8 mins	2026-04-24 10:50:25.457Z	143.347° SSE	2026-04-24 10:54:25.457Z	87.509° E	29.951°	2026-04-24 10:58:25.457Z	22.538° NE
7 mins	2026-04-24 12:32:25.457Z	232.885° WSW	2026-04-24 12:35:25.457Z	277.132° WNW	23.098°	2026-04-24 12:39:25.457Z	330.626° NNW
9 mins	2026-04-24 23:04:25.457Z	12.83° NNE	2026-04-24 23:08:25.457Z	91.615° ESE	40.552°	2026-04-24 23:13:25.457Z	167.759° S
4 mins	2026-04-25 00:47:25.457Z	299.941° NW	2026-04-25 00:48:25.457Z	286.853° WNW	15.433°	2026-04-25 00:51:25.457Z	251.011° W

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CZ-6A DEB, 61278

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: 2026-04-22T21:45:02.981Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CZ-6A DEB Visibility forecast

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