CZ-6A DEB, 61280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 61280 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

61280, 2024-140SR

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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 61280U 24140SR  26112.93168363  .00001605  00000-0  87529-3 0  9995
2 61280  88.9804 281.3431 0123934  75.9574 285.5350 14.07810822 84842

Epoch: 2026-04-22T22:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T22:21:37.465Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

94.95097°

Altitude

846.894 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 45m 22s

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

12:56:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

953.594 km

Perigee altitude

774.088 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.978 km

Eccentricity

0.01239

Inclination

88.9804°

RAAN

281.3431°

Arg. of periapsis

75.9574°

True anomaly

284.16114°

Mean anomaly

285.535°

Eccentric anomaly

284.84862°

Mean motion

3.52174 °/min

Orbital period

102.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00087529

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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	2026-04-24 10:19:44.929Z	112.248° ESE	2026-04-24 10:22:44.929Z	74.874° E	16.571°	2026-04-24 10:25:44.929Z	38.155° NE
8 mins	2026-04-24 12:00:44.929Z	202.071° SSW	2026-04-24 12:04:44.929Z	283.451° WNW	37.506°	2026-04-24 12:08:44.929Z	345.552° N
8 mins	2026-04-24 22:42:44.929Z	26.363° NE	2026-04-24 22:46:44.929Z	93.598° ESE	30.42°	2026-04-24 22:50:44.929Z	147.77° SSE
7 mins	2026-04-25 00:25:44.929Z	321.865° NNW	2026-04-25 00:28:44.929Z	275.871° WNW	23.703°	2026-04-25 00:32:44.929Z	227.555° WSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 61280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T22:21:37.465Z)

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