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WGS 6 (USA 244), 39222

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WGS 6 (USA 244), 39222 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Aug 2013 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(5,4) 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

39222, 2013-041A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702HP, R-4D-15-375

Mass

5,768 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-08-08 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 4M+(5,4)

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 20.4 m

Radar Cross Section

52.962 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 WGS 6 (USA 244)
1 39222U 13041A   26039.73856212  .00000096  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 39222   0.0118 112.9397 0000131 283.0447 233.4984  1.00270073 44770

Epoch: 2026-02-08T17:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T17:43:31.767Z)

Latitude

0.00891°

Longitude

-135.21717°

Altitude

35,786.89 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 58m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 32"

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

11:42:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,788.698 km

Perigee altitude

35,787.593 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.282 km

Eccentricity

0.00001

Inclination

0.0118°

RAAN

112.9397°

Arg. of periapsis

283.0447°

True anomaly

233.49719°

Mean anomaly

233.4984°

Eccentric anomaly

233.4978°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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WGS 6 (USA 244) 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	2026-02-09 09:25:00.431Z	222.121° SW	2026-02-09 13:25:00.431Z	222.131° SW	29.491°	2026-02-10 09:25:00.431Z	222.129° SW

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WGS 6 (USA 244), 39222

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T17:43:31.767Z)

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