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SUPERBIRD 6

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 13.6° from the equator, between 35,915 and 36,128 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SUPERBIRD 6

SUPERBIRD 6 is a satellite from Japan, launched on Apr 16, 2004 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 166°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Superbird-A2 · geostationary communications satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 35,909 km to 35,910 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,90035,95036,00036,05036,100Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.