CZ-6A DEB, 61493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 61493 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

61493, 2024-140ABB

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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 61493U 24140ABB 26113.98611302  .00000307  00000-0  13542-3 0  9995
2 61493  89.0014 281.2174 0043983 335.5628  24.3476 14.20399687 82893

Epoch: 2026-04-23T23:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-23T23:40:00.164Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

74.19139°

Altitude

798.213 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 44m 52s

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

17:12:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

852.616 km

Perigee altitude

789.288 km

Semi-major axis

7,199.089 km

Eccentricity

0.0044

Inclination

89.0014°

RAAN

281.2174°

Arg. of periapsis

335.5628°

True anomaly

24.55643°

Mean anomaly

24.3476°

Eccentric anomaly

24.45191°

Mean motion

3.55326 °/min

Orbital period

101.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00013542

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

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CZ-6A DEB, 60629 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 61392 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2026-04-24 11:36:07.839Z	179.629° S	2026-04-24 11:41:07.839Z	229.915° WSW	44.829°	2026-04-24 11:46:07.839Z	357.772° N
6 mins	2026-04-24 22:15:07.839Z	43.211° NE	2026-04-24 22:18:07.839Z	82.526° E	19.589°	2026-04-24 22:21:07.839Z	120.103° SE
8 mins	2026-04-24 23:56:07.839Z	341.014° N	2026-04-24 23:59:07.839Z	291.638° WNW	36.295°	2026-04-25 00:04:07.839Z	206.536° SW

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CZ-6A DEB, 61493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-23T23:40:00.164Z)

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Orbital elements

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