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ATS 6, 7318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATS 6, 7318 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 30 May 1974 UTC via a TITAN IIIC 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

7318, 1974-039A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Fairchild

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

ATS F, Unknown motor

Mass

1,357 kg wet, 1,308 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1974-05-30 (51 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Irr + 2 Pan, 9.14 m

Radar Cross Section

15.383 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ATS 6
1 07318U 74039A   25183.50681277 -.00000180  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 07318   2.8065 259.2892 0028848 324.4772 298.1538  1.01980377118437

Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:09:48.623Z)

Latitude

-2.77512°

Longitude

58.38726°

Altitude

35,258.176 km

Speed

3.096 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 46m 30s

True Declination

-2° 46' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.22201°

Longitude

-76.04533°

Altitude

35,428.452 km

Speed

3.084 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 53m 54s

Apparent Declination

-3° 00' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:37:56

Azimuth

17.951° NNE

Elevation

-51.772°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,435.67 km

Perigee altitude

35,195.115 km

Semi-major axis

41,693.53 km

Eccentricity

0.00288

Inclination

2.8065°

RAAN

259.2892°

Arg. of periapsis

324.4772°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

298.1538°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25494 °/min

Orbital period

1,412.09 mins

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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1974 (1974-05-30 UTC)

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 7319 (Decayed)

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 7324

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 53647

ATS 6 Visibility

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