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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

Country

Related business

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, 4.6 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   25256.18683065 -.00000009  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 07318   2.6296 257.2641 0032422 328.7711 338.9667  1.01976253119170

Epoch: 2025-09-13T04:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T04:29:02.168Z)

Latitude

-2.07104°

Longitude

145.21046°

Altitude

35,189.113 km

Speed

3.101 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 39m 34s

True Declination

-2° 04' 08"

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

11:35:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,451.7 km

Perigee altitude

35,181.335 km

Semi-major axis

41,694.654 km

Eccentricity

0.00324

Inclination

2.6296°

RAAN

257.2641°

Arg. of periapsis

328.7711°

True anomaly

338.83285°

Mean anomaly

338.9667°

Eccentric anomaly

338.89982°

Mean motion

0.25493 °/min

Orbital period

1,412.15 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

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ATS 6, 7318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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