TACSAT 6, 39473
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TACSAT 6, 39473 is a payload satellite owned by SMDC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 UTC via an ATLAS V 501 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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TACSAT 6 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 4 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DUCOMM? |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 4 kg wet, 4 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 TACSAT 6
1 39473U 13072M 24262.19962750 .00035006 00000-0 16401-2 0 9992
2 39473 120.4839 152.0174 0188911 70.3236 291.8109 15.05060953 21887Epoch: 2024-09-18T04:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-18T04:47:27.816Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 82.54815° |
| Altitude | 506.372 km |
| Speed | 7.637 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 08m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -36.76541° |
| Longitude | -122.73756° |
| Altitude | 680.093 km |
| Speed | 7.453 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 27m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 27' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:48:01 |
| Azimuth | 235.623° WSW |
| Elevation | -50.952° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 681.49 km |
| Perigee | 419.707 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,928.735 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0188911 |
| Inclination | 120.4839° |
| RAAN | 152.0174° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 70.3236° |
| True anomaly | 289.78374° |
| Mean anomaly | 291.8109° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 290.79906° |
| Mean motion | 3.76324 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0016401 |
| Period | 95.66 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2013 (2013-12-06 UTC)
TACSAT 6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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