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TACSAT 6, 39473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TACSAT 6, 39473 is a payload satellite owned by SMDC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 UTC via an ATLAS V 501 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

39473, 2013-072M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

DUCOMM?

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-12-06 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 501

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TACSAT 6
1 39473U 13072M   25178.44211806  .00028586  00000-0  88550-3 0  9996
2 39473 120.4755 157.9469 0132701  19.9316 340.6883 15.25126364 64687

Epoch: 2025-06-27T10:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T10:36:39Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

82.98944°

Altitude

406.072 km

Speed

7.716 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 31m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.63487°

Longitude

-96.69192°

Altitude

581.336 km

Speed

7.521 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 00m 37s

Apparent Declination

-58° 05' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:02:54

Azimuth

209.381° SW

Elevation

-20.212°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

580.815 km

Perigee altitude

398.541 km

Semi-major axis

6,867.815 km

Eccentricity

0.01327

Inclination

120.4755°

RAAN

157.9469°

Arg. of periapsis

19.9316°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

340.6883°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81343 °/min

Orbital period

94.4 mins

BSTAR

0.0008855

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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2013 (2013-12-06 UTC)

USA 247, 39462

FIREBIRD A, 39463 (Decayed)

FIREBIRD B, 39464

AEROCUBE 5A, 39465 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 5B, 39466 (Decayed)

ALICE, 39467

SNAP-3, 39468 (Decayed)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 39475

TACSAT 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.
6 mins	2025-06-28 13:50:56.120Z	28.651° NE	2025-06-28 13:53:56.120Z	331.995° NNW	32.751°	2025-06-28 13:56:56.120Z	252.917° W
4 mins	2025-06-28 21:23:56.120Z	133.027° SE	2025-06-28 21:25:56.120Z	341.575° N	44.114°	2025-06-28 21:27:56.120Z	318.966° NNW

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