Launch Date
September 9, 2012
Launch Site
SRILR
Launch Pad
FLP
Launch Vehicle
PSLV
NORAD ID
38755
International Designator
2012-047A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:42:52 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.21°
Right Ascension
252.39°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
79.31°
Period
98.73 min
Mean Motion
14.59 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SPOT 6
Alternative Name
SPOT 6
Type
Status
Owner
SPOT
Country
France
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 38755U 12047A 26185.27976906 .00000103 00000-0 32134-4 0 9991
2 38755 98.2112 252.3885 0001218 79.3093 280.8243 14.58532297735546
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.7
Diameter
2
Span
7
Dry Mass
712
Launch Mass
712
Shape
Hex cyl+3 pan
Radar Cross Section
3.797
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
SPOT 6
Purpose
Earth observation
Mission
Earth observation
Manufacturer
ASTT
Life Expectancy
10 years
Bus
AstroSat-500L
Configuration
AstroSat-500 Mk.2 (AstroBus-L)
Motor
AOCS
Equipment
2 x NAOMI (Pan: 2 m, MS: 8 m)
Power System
3 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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