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WESTAR 6, 14688 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Public

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.

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Identifier

14688, 1984-011B

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

Western Union (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)

1984-02-03 (41 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.79 m

Radar Cross Section

6.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Definitive object data

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

True Right ascension

Unknown

True Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

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Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

Unknown

Perigee altitude

Unknown

Semi-major axis

Unknown

Eccentricity

Unknown

Inclination

Unknown

RAAN

Unknown

Arg. of periapsis

Unknown

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

Unknown

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

Unknown

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

Unknown

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IRT DEB, 14695 (Decayed)

IRT DEB, 14696 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14698 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14765 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14766 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14767 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14768 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14769 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 DEB, 14770 (Decayed)

WESTAR 6 Visibility forecast

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