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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
TDRS, AOCS
Mass
2,534 kg wet, ~1,673 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 8.9 m
Radar Cross Section
13.873 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TDRS 6
1 22314U 93003B 26265.47889598 -.00000290 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 22314 14.1861 356.3246 0009687 203.3146 288.3437 1.00272223123384Epoch: 2026-09-22T11:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-22T11:29:36.612Z)
Latitude
10.57588°
Longitude
-45.00272°
Altitude
35,772.363 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 34m 58s
True Declination
10° 33' 55"
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
07:54:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,828.294 km
Perigee altitude
35,746.603 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.585 km
Eccentricity
0.00097
Inclination
14.1861°
RAAN
356.3246°
Arg. of periapsis
203.3146°
True anomaly
288.2383°
Mean anomaly
288.3437°
Eccentric anomaly
288.291°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 1993 (1993-01-13 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.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. |
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| 112 mins | 2026-09-23 14:45:00.751Z | 111.165° ESE | 2026-09-23 14:45:00.751Z | 111.165° ESE | 14.403° | 2026-09-23 16:37:00.751Z | 116.612° SE |
| 821 mins | 2026-09-24 01:04:00.751Z | 114.461° SE | 2026-09-24 08:05:00.751Z | 99.161° ESE | 24.736° | 2026-09-24 14:45:00.751Z | 111.379° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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