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
Orbit
Country
TR / TURKRelated business
Manufacturer
TUSAS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
TURKSAT 6, Unknown motor
Mass
4,250 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
39.706 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 TURKSAT 6A
1 60233U 24127A 26171.18640370 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 60233 0.0134 188.2343 0001706 301.1136 248.1457 1.00271169 7041Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:28:25.279Z)
Latitude
-0.00164°
Longitude
41.9779°
Altitude
35,788.909 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 09m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 06"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:19:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.032 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.645 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.975 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
0.0134°
RAAN
188.2343°
Arg. of periapsis
301.1136°
True anomaly
248.12756°
Mean anomaly
248.1457°
Eccentric anomaly
248.13663°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #127 in the year 2024 (2024-07-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TURKSAT 6A Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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