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TURKSAT 6A, 60233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TURKSAT 6A, 60233 is a payload satellite owned by Turksat (TR) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 08 Jul 2024 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

60233, 2024-127A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / TURK

Related business

Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS (TR)

Manufacturer

TUSAS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

TURKSAT 6, Unknown motor

Mass

4,250 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-08 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

39.706 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TURKSAT 6A
1 60233U 24127A   25259.66337903  .00000127  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 60233   0.0348 198.8604 0004997  11.6000  66.2006  1.00273611  4278

Epoch: 2025-09-16T15:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T15:55:15.948Z)

Latitude

0.05028°

Longitude

42.04752°

Altitude

35,777.156 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 26m 51s

True Declination

0° 03' 01"

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

20:38:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,808.223 km

Perigee altitude

35,766.083 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.29 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

0.0348°

RAAN

198.8604°

Arg. of periapsis

11.6°

True anomaly

66.25301°

Mean anomaly

66.2006°

Eccentric anomaly

66.2268°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.12 mins

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TURKSAT 6A, 60233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T15:55:15.948Z)

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