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TURKSAT 6A, 60233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TURKSAT 6A, 60233 is a payload satellite owned by Turksat (TR) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 08 Jul 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

60233, 2024-127A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS (TR / TURK)

Manufacturer

TUSAS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

TURKSAT 6, Unknown motor

Mass

4,250 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-08 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

39.706 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 TURKSAT 6A
1 60233U 24127A   25116.94002897  .00000149  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 60233   0.0361 174.5451 0000405 235.7680 185.2626  1.00271566  2845

Epoch: 2025-04-26T22:33Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T22:33:38.503Z)

Latitude

0.02679°

Longitude

41.98159°

Altitude

35,787.851 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 42m 16s

True Declination

0° 01' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.04164°

Longitude

-68.17755°

Altitude

35,785.623 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 34m 47s

Apparent Declination

-5° 03' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:33:12

Azimuth

45.231° ENE

Elevation

-46.122°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.434 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.019 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.864 km

Eccentricity

0.0000405

Inclination

0.0361°

RAAN

174.5451°

Arg. of periapsis

235.768°

True anomaly

185.26217°

Mean anomaly

185.2626°

Eccentric anomaly

185.26239°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.15 mins

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