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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

Country

Related business

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 (33 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, 8.9 m

Radar Cross Section

13.873 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TDRS 6
1 22314U 93003B   25346.90926882 -.00000293  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 22314  14.1789 358.4364 0008582 209.7890 155.1802  1.00273074120543

Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:49:20.826Z)

Latitude

1.2302°

Longitude

-45.89212°

Altitude

35,818.401 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 13m 09s

True Declination

1° 13' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:23:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,823.396 km

Perigee altitude

35,751.024 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.347 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

14.1789°

RAAN

358.4364°

Arg. of periapsis

209.789°

True anomaly

155.22144°

Mean anomaly

155.1802°

Eccentric anomaly

155.20082°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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

IUS R/B(1), 22315

IUS R/B(2), 22316

STS 54, 22313 (Decayed)

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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.
267 mins	2025-12-13 06:55:10.188Z	103.096° ESE	2025-12-13 06:55:10.188Z	103.096° ESE	19.059°	2025-12-13 11:22:10.188Z	116.474° SE
659 mins	2025-12-13 19:56:10.188Z	114.345° SE	2025-12-14 02:54:10.188Z	99.142° ESE	22.688°	2025-12-14 06:55:10.188Z	103.269° ESE

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TDRS 6, 22314

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:49:20.826Z)

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