NIMIQ 6, 38342
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NIMIQ 6, 38342 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat (Loral) (CA) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 17 May 2012 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
CARelated business
Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SSL-1300, R-4D
Mass
4,745 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.0 m
Radar Cross Section
34.256 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 NIMIQ 6
1 38342U 12026A 26139.53239247 -.00000175 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 38342 0.0110 351.9433 0002458 62.0257 283.7894 1.00270029 50123Epoch: 2026-05-19T12:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T12:46:38.709Z)
Latitude
0.00337°
Longitude
-91.13747°
Altitude
35,784.109 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 30m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 12"
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
08:22:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,798.522 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.793 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.295 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
0.011°
RAAN
351.9433°
Arg. of periapsis
62.0257°
True anomaly
283.76204°
Mean anomaly
283.7894°
Eccentric anomaly
283.77572°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2012 (2012-05-17 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.NIMIQ 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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| 1440 mins | 2026-05-19 23:31:55.613Z | 158.705° S | 2026-05-20 18:11:55.613Z | 158.736° S | 33.599° | 2026-05-20 23:31:55.613Z | 158.709° S |
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