DECAYED

CZ-6A DEB, 61496 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CZ-6A DEB, 61496 was 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

61496, 2024-140ABE

Orbit

Decayed

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-06 (1 year 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 months ago

TLE from 2 months ago

0 CZ-6A DEB
1 61496U 24140ABE 25289.50005277  .05871293  48323-1  23333-1 0  9990
2 61496  88.9779 297.7095 0010086 193.2162 166.8860 15.91257329 59883

Epoch: 2025-10-16T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T12:00:04.559Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

92.43162°

Altitude

308.618 km

Speed

7.719 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 50m 50s

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

07:22:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

302.205 km

Perigee altitude

288.743 km

Semi-major axis

6,673.611 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

88.9779°

RAAN

297.7095°

Arg. of periapsis

193.2162°

True anomaly

166.91219°

Mean anomaly

166.886°

Eccentric anomaly

166.8991°

Mean motion

3.98109 °/min

Orbital period

90.43 mins

BSTAR

0.023333

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-17 08:37:51.754Z	1.811° NNE	2025-12-17 08:41:51.754Z	325.051° NNW	44.347°	2025-12-17 08:44:51.754Z	188.684° SSW
14 mins	2025-12-17 10:06:51.754Z	223.717° SW	2025-12-17 10:08:51.754Z	287.128° WNW	42.352°	2025-12-17 10:20:51.754Z	218.861° SW
15 mins	2025-12-17 13:20:51.754Z	297.116° NW	2025-12-17 13:22:51.754Z	352.947° N	32.526°	2025-12-17 13:35:51.754Z	283.223° WNW
5 mins	2025-12-17 18:08:51.754Z	5.492° NNE	2025-12-17 18:09:51.754Z	47.139° ENE	42.468°	2025-12-17 18:13:51.754Z	157.136° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-17 18:21:51.754Z	153.135° SSE	2025-12-17 18:24:51.754Z	47.961° ENE	43.016°	2025-12-17 18:26:51.754Z	350.325° N
7 mins	2025-12-17 21:25:51.754Z	7.01° NNE	2025-12-17 21:28:51.754Z	0.839° NNE	33.307°	2025-12-17 21:32:51.754Z	12.793° NNE
12 mins	2025-12-18 00:33:51.754Z	12.047° NNE	2025-12-18 00:35:51.754Z	332.05° NNW	35.367°	2025-12-18 00:45:51.754Z	51.981° ENE
8 mins	2025-12-18 08:25:51.754Z	188.015° SSW	2025-12-18 08:28:51.754Z	193.69° SSW	39.545°	2025-12-18 08:33:51.754Z	186.667° SSW

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CZ-6A DEB, 61496 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T12:00:04.559Z)

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

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