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NIMIQ 6, 38342

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMIQ 6, 38342 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat (Loral) (CA) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 17 May 2012 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M 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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NIMIQ 6 details

Identifier	38342, 2012-026A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	20 hours ago
Origin	Telesat (Loral) (CA)
Manufacturer	SS/Loral
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	SSL-1300, R-4D
Mass	4,745 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2012-05-17 (13 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-M/BRIZ-M
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 26 m
Radar Cross Section	34.256 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 NIMIQ 6
1 38342U 12026A   24361.29696260 -.00000145  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 38342   0.0140 316.5520 0002455 322.8101 191.7351  1.00271371 45022

Epoch: 2024-12-26T07:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T07:07:37.568Z)

Latitude	0.02099°
Longitude	-91.10119°
Altitude	35,796.374 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 24m 20s
True Declination	0° 01' 15"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.03044°
Longitude	-145.96604°
Altitude	35,793.832 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	03h 52m 09s
Apparent Declination	-6° 10' 18"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	02:48:42
Azimuth	158.679° S
Elevation	41.646°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,798.133 km
Perigee altitude	35,777.43 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.918 km
Eccentricity	0.0002455
Inclination	0.014°
RAAN	316.552°
Arg. of periapsis	322.8101°
True anomaly	191.72938°
Mean anomaly	191.7351°
Eccentric anomaly	191.73224°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins