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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

38342, 2012-026A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Telesat (CA)

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)

2012-05-17 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 26 m

Radar Cross Section

34.256 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 NIMIQ 6
1 38342U 12026A   25183.90545558 -.00000164  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 38342   0.0175 311.2178 0002541 149.3870  55.4235  1.00271260 46915

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:43:51.362Z)

Latitude

0.00078°

Longitude

-91.08303°

Altitude

35,780.135 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 24m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.01755°

Longitude

134.972°

Altitude

35,784.107 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 35m 42s

Apparent Declination

-6° 11' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:32:32

Azimuth

158.772° S

Elevation

41.65°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.527 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.098 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.95 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

0.0175°

RAAN

311.2178°

Arg. of periapsis

149.387°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

55.4235°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2025-07-03 12:45:49.717Z	158.78° S	2025-07-03 15:58:49.717Z	158.758° S	33.601°	2025-07-04 12:45:49.717Z	158.787° S

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