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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Fairchild
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ATS F, Unknown motor
Mass
1,357 kg wet, 1,308 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 ATS 6
1 7318U 74039A 26071.82049903 .00000061 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 7318 2.1805 251.2628 0030660 347.1439 42.5384 1.01975884121024Epoch: 2026-03-12T19:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T19:41:31.116Z)
Latitude
1.10393°
Longitude
175.34161°
Altitude
35,221.448 km
Speed
3.099 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 44m 44s
True Declination
1° 06' 10"
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
04:24:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,444.455 km
Perigee altitude
35,188.783 km
Semi-major axis
41,694.756 km
Eccentricity
0.00307
Inclination
2.1805°
RAAN
251.2628°
Arg. of periapsis
347.1439°
True anomaly
42.77661°
Mean anomaly
42.5384°
Eccentric anomaly
42.65744°
Mean motion
0.25493 °/min
Orbital period
1,412.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1974 (1974-05-30 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.ATS 6 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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