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). 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
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
8.526 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 GSAT 6A
1 43241U 18027A 25260.19023146 -.00000116 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 43241 2.6478 88.2397 1307552 98.3647 43.9477 1.19315924 32600Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:33:55.998Z)
Latitude
1.17847°
Longitude
177.48332°
Altitude
27,992.92 km
Speed
3.547 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 09m 20s
True Declination
1° 10' 37"
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
19:12:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,082.415 km
Perigee altitude
26,262.539 km
Semi-major axis
37,550.614 km
Eccentricity
0.13076
Inclination
2.6478°
RAAN
88.2397°
Arg. of periapsis
98.3647°
True anomaly
55.64171°
Mean anomaly
43.9477°
Eccentric anomaly
49.65783°
Mean motion
0.29828 °/min
Orbital period
1,206.94 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2018 (2018-03-29 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 6A Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-18 02:24:13.704Z | 197.927° SSW | 2025-09-18 16:19:13.704Z | 175.427° S | 34.955° | 2025-09-19 02:24:13.704Z | 120.652° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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