Satellite description
WESTAR 6, 14688 was a payload satellite owned by WUTC (US) that was launched on Fri, 03 Feb 1984 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
Unknown
Origin
WUTC (US)Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-376, TE-M-700-5
Mass
~1,150 kg wet, ~450 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 2.79 m
Radar Cross Section
6.565 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization observer readout
No trajectory is available.