▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	1.2657°
Eccentricity	0.0000181
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,787 km
Perigee	35,786 km
Mean motion	1.00272088 rev/day
RAAN	270.5714°
Arg of perigee	247.0225°
Mean anomaly	297.6626°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	695

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 60606U 24151A 26188.14419586 -.00000346 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 60606 1.2657 270.5714 0000181 247.0225 297.6626 1.00272088 6955

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "ZHONGXING-4A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-151A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:27:38.522+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00272088,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000181,
  "INCLINATION": 1.2657,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 270.5714,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 247.0225,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 297.6626,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 60606,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 695,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000346,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	ZHONGXING-4A
Operator	Strategic Support TroopsHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Aug 22, 2024HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5000HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/60606

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.