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HISPASAT 30W-6, 43228

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HISPASAT 30W-6, 43228 is a payload satellite owned by Hispasat (ES) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Mar 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

43228, 2018-023A

Orbit

GEO

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Hispasat SA (ES)

Manufacturer

Maxar SSL

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300, R-4D

Mass

6,092 kg wet, 2,634 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-06 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.1 m

Radar Cross Section

120.644 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 HISPASAT 30W-6
1 43228U 18023A   25309.31470654 -.00000204  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 43228   0.0630  55.4372 0003355 183.7284 248.9597  1.00270135 28165

Epoch: 2025-11-05T07:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-05T07:33:10.645Z)

Latitude

0.03881°

Longitude

-30.0327°

Altitude

35,791.62 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 32m 12s

True Declination

0° 02' 20"

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

18:40:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,802.275 km

Perigee altitude

35,773.981 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.265 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

0.063°

RAAN

55.4372°

Arg. of periapsis

183.7284°

True anomaly

248.92382°

Mean anomaly

248.9597°

Eccentric anomaly

248.94176°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2018 (2018-03-06 UTC)

PODSAT, 43229

FALCON 9 R/B, 43230 (Decayed)

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HISPASAT 30W-6, 43228

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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