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, 8.7 m
Radar Cross Section
13.873 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 TDRS 6
1 22314U 93003B 25260.23188083 -.00000308 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 22314 14.1769 359.0643 0011296 189.4974 205.5380 1.00269248119672Epoch: 2025-09-17T05:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T05:33:54.503Z)
Latitude
8.06916°
Longitude
-46.67969°
Altitude
35,829.301 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 12m 49s
True Declination
8° 03' 40"
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
19:12:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,835.914 km
Perigee altitude
35,740.651 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.42 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
14.1769°
RAAN
359.0643°
Arg. of periapsis
189.4974°
True anomaly
205.48227°
Mean anomaly
205.538°
Eccentric anomaly
205.51013°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 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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| 879 mins | 2025-09-18 02:23:54.957Z | 112.705° SE | 2025-09-18 08:38:54.957Z | 99.217° ESE | 22.725° | 2025-09-18 17:02:54.957Z | 116.46° SE |
| 48 mins | 2025-09-19 01:35:54.957Z | 114.424° SE | 2025-09-19 02:23:54.957Z | 112.56° SE | 12.223° | 2025-09-19 02:23:54.957Z | 112.56° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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