GSAT 6A, 43241
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GSAT 6A, 43241 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) that was launched on Thu, 29 Mar 2018 UTC via a GSLV MK II launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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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43241 intel report (Beta)
GSAT 6A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | I2K, ISRO LAM |
| Mass | 2,230 kg wet, 976 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 9.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 8.526 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 GSAT 6A
1 43241U 18027A 24360.44816944 -.00000088 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 43241 2.0782 95.7676 1300543 83.6032 20.3646 1.19316905 29437Epoch: 2024-12-25T10:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T10:45:21.839Z)
| Latitude | 1.94616° |
| Longitude | -49.96853° |
| Altitude | 26,700.946 km |
| Speed | 3.672 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 43m 15s |
| True Declination | 1° 56' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -0.01443° |
| Longitude | 19.78792° |
| Altitude | 31,061.395 km |
| Speed | 3.268 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 43m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -5° 42' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:37:43 |
| Azimuth | 60.706° ENE |
| Elevation | -38.009° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 36,055.865 km |
| Perigee altitude | 26,288.68 km |
| Semi-major axis | 37,550.41 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1300543 |
| Inclination | 2.0782° |
| RAAN | 95.7676° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 83.6032° |
| True anomaly | 26.46346° |
| Mean anomaly | 20.3646° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 23.31366° |
| Mean motion | 0.29828 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1206.93 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2018 (2018-03-29 UTC)
| GSAT 6A, 43241 |
| GSLV R/B, 43242 (Decayed) |
GSAT 6A Visibility forecast
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