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TDRS 6, 22314

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TDRS 6, 22314 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 13 Jan 1993 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE 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

22314, 1993-003B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

TDRS, AOCS

Mass

2,534 kg wet, ~1,673 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-01-13 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 17.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.873 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 TDRS 6
1 22314U 93003B   25192.85044714 -.00000288  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 22314  14.1740 359.5659 0010101 172.4052  18.3269  1.00276709118996

Epoch: 2025-07-11T20:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T20:24:38.632Z)

Latitude

-2.619°

Longitude

-46.1439°

Altitude

35,744.924 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 40m 03s

True Declination

-2° 36' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.79531°

Longitude

-132.65566°

Altitude

35,768.732 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 19m 04s

Apparent Declination

8° 46' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:55:44

Azimuth

98.989° ESE

Elevation

24.091°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,828.781 km

Perigee altitude

35,743.601 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.328 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

14.174°

RAAN

359.5659°

Arg. of periapsis

172.4052°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

18.3269°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.07 mins

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 1993 (1993-01-13 UTC)

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IUS R/B(2), 22316

TDRS 6 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.
419 mins	2025-07-12 14:33:15.194Z	99.006° ESE	2025-07-12 14:33:15.194Z	99.006° ESE	22.199°	2025-07-12 21:32:15.194Z	116.47° SE
508 mins	2025-07-13 06:05:15.194Z	114.493° SE	2025-07-13 13:05:15.194Z	99.215° ESE	22.746°	2025-07-13 14:33:15.194Z	99.034° ESE

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