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GSAT 6, 40880

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GSAT 6, 40880 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Aug 2015 UTC via a GSLV MK II launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

40880, 2015-041A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

ISRO SAC/Banga

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

I2K, ISRO LAM

Mass

2,217 kg wet, 985 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-08-27 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

GSLV MK II

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 9.5 m

Radar Cross Section

13.236 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 GSAT 6
1 40880U 15041A   25182.89733802 -.00000155  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 40880   1.0123  87.4331 0002640   9.9075 228.3398  1.00268613 36086

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:32:10.004Z)

Latitude

-0.8768°

Longitude

82.43821°

Altitude

35,794.525 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 42m 39s

True Declination

0° 52' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.21219°

Longitude

-168.74876°

Altitude

35,776.717 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 54m 46s

Apparent Declination

-5° 08' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:27:38

Azimuth

348.259° N

Elevation

-54.688°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.686 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.422 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.691 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

1.0123°

RAAN

87.4331°

Arg. of periapsis

9.9075°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

228.3398°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.2 mins

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