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ABS 6 (LMI 1), 25924

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ABS 6 (LMI 1), 25924 is an Emirian payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sun, 26 Sep 1999 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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ABS 6 (LMI 1) details

Identifier	25924, 1999-053A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	15 hours ago
Origin	LMSCV/LMI (AE / ABS)
Manufacturer	LMCSS
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	A2100, LEROS 1C
Mass	3,740 kg wet, 1,730 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1999-09-26 (25 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-K/DM-2M
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 21 m
Radar Cross Section	18.290 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ABS 6 (LMI 1)
1 25924U 99053A   25035.68604058 -.00000117  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 25924   0.0606 266.8589 0002804  46.8749 227.3232  1.00270895 92848

Epoch: 2025-02-04T16:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T16:27:53.906Z)

Latitude	-0.04275°
Longitude	158.99565°
Altitude	35,794.384 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	12h 04m 13s
True Declination	0° 02' 34"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02971°
Longitude	18.17606°
Altitude	35,785.615 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 14m 53s
Apparent Declination	-5° 23' 13"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:04:16
Azimuth	273.8° WNW
Elevation	-12.916°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,799.738 km
Perigee altitude	35,776.091 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.052 km
Eccentricity	0.0002804
Inclination	0.0606°
RAAN	266.8589°
Arg. of periapsis	46.8749°
True anomaly	227.29958°
Mean anomaly	227.3232°
Eccentric anomaly	227.31139°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins