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NORAD 7318

ATS 6

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.5 hours, on an orbit tilted 1.7° from the equator, between 35,316 and 35,328 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ATS 6

ATS 6 is a satellite from the United States, launched on May 30, 1974 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 119°E, 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.

Applications Technology Satellite 6 · former NASA communications and weather satellite

Operated by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Built by
Fairchild
Mass
930 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 35,172 km to 35,170 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)
35,20035,30035,400

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