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ETS 6, 23230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ETS 6, 23230 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) in HEO that was launched on Sun, 28 Aug 1994 UTC via an H-II launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). 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

23230, 1994-056A

Orbit

HEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

Toshiba

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

ETS-6, Unknown motor

Mass

3,800 kg wet, 1,950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1994-08-28 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-II

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 15.2 m

Radar Cross Section

28.040 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 ETS 6
1 23230U 94056A   26232.57064071 -.00000036  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 23230  12.3438 235.1945 5069234 192.5742 188.8126  1.67090097195324

Epoch: 2026-08-20T13:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-20T13:41:43.357Z)

Latitude

3.37158°

Longitude

76.45404°

Altitude

38,722.21 km

Speed

2.095 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 43m 10s

True Declination

3° 22' 06"

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

20:56:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,830.74 km

Perigee altitude

8,414.546 km

Semi-major axis

30,000.78 km

Eccentricity

0.50692

Inclination

12.3438°

RAAN

235.1945°

Arg. of periapsis

192.5742°

True anomaly

183.34913°

Mean anomaly

188.8126°

Eccentric anomaly

185.85149°

Mean motion

0.41768 °/min

Orbital period

861.9 mins

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 1994 (1994-08-28 UTC)

ETS 6 DEB, 23248

H-2 R/B(1), 23231 (Decayed)

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ETS 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.
293 mins	2026-08-21 05:58:21.026Z	242.348° WSW	2026-08-21 10:01:21.026Z	203.32° SW	34.547°	2026-08-21 10:51:21.026Z	131.868° SE

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ETS 6, 23230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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