GSAT 6, 40880
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GSAT 6, 40880 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Aug 2015 UTC via a GSLV MK II launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
ISRO SAC/Banga
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
I2K, ISRO LAM
Mass
2,217 kg wet, 985 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
13.236 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GSAT 6
1 40880U 15041A 25257.60278853 -.00000173 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 40880 1.2014 86.2748 0003278 88.8676 118.2049 1.00270067 36836Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:28:00.928Z)
Latitude
-0.53363°
Longitude
82.54671°
Altitude
35,793.208 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 33m 28s
True Declination
0° 31' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:16:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,801.968 km
Perigee altitude
35,774.324 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.283 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
1.2014°
RAAN
86.2748°
Arg. of periapsis
88.8676°
True anomaly
118.238°
Mean anomaly
118.2049°
Eccentric anomaly
118.22145°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2015 (2015-08-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GSAT 6 Visibility
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