CZ-6A DEB, 61487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 61487 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

61487, 2024-140AAV

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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 61487U 24140AAV 26117.88818985  .00002601  00000-0  10518-2 0  9995
2 61487  89.0065 280.4815 0036003   4.6431 355.5090 14.27247670 84700

Epoch: 2026-04-27T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-27T21:18:59.603Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

104.86176°

Altitude

778.237 km

Speed

7.478 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 41m 55s

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

06:29:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

823.722 km

Perigee altitude

772.05 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.023 km

Eccentricity

0.0036

Inclination

89.0065°

RAAN

280.4815°

Arg. of periapsis

4.6431°

True anomaly

355.47655°

Mean anomaly

355.509°

Eccentric anomaly

355.49279°

Mean motion

3.5704 °/min

Orbital period

100.83 mins

BSTAR

0.0010518

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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.
9 mins	2026-04-28 23:07:59.925Z	0.154° NNE	2026-04-28 23:12:59.925Z	192.894° SSW	44.032°	2026-04-28 23:16:59.925Z	183.849° SSW
7 mins	2026-04-29 10:27:59.925Z	136.3° SSE	2026-04-29 10:30:59.925Z	89.923° E	28.849°	2026-04-29 10:34:59.925Z	23.976° NE
6 mins	2026-04-29 12:09:59.925Z	240.439° WSW	2026-04-29 12:11:59.925Z	272.662° WNW	23.387°	2026-04-29 12:15:59.925Z	329.482° NNW
9 mins	2026-04-29 22:41:59.925Z	13.329° NNE	2026-04-29 22:45:59.925Z	91.632° ESE	40.401°	2026-04-29 22:50:59.925Z	167.186° S

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CZ-6A DEB, 61487

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: 2026-04-27T21:18:59.603Z)

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