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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

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

Hispasat SA (ES / SPN)

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 (7 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, 26.1 m

Radar Cross Section

120.644 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 HISPASAT 30W-6
1 43228U 18023A   25187.41542407 -.00000199  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 43228   0.0388  40.0289 0005671  45.2143 318.9535  1.00270936 26933

Epoch: 2025-07-06T09:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T09:58:12.639Z)

Latitude

0.01193°

Longitude

-30.03668°

Altitude

35,768.25 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 56m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02764°

Longitude

-15.4078°

Altitude

35,764.994 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 21m 33s

Apparent Declination

-5° 37' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:54:47

Azimuth

99.647° ESE

Elevation

2.719°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,811.816 km

Perigee altitude

35,763.991 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.04 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

0.0388°

RAAN

40.0289°

Arg. of periapsis

45.2143°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

318.9535°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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

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FALCON 9 R/B, 43230 (Decayed)

HISPASAT 30W-6 Visibility

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Check out HISPASAT 30W-6, 43228 on other resources

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