TACSAT

NORAD 39473 · COSPAR 2013-072M · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

TACSAT 6 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 weeks ago).

Orbit: #13455 @ 158 x 164 km x 120.4317 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-09-21 05:56 UTC Â· 477.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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TACSAT 6
1 39473U 13072M 26264.24763860 .11634107 14270-4 68488-3 0 09993
2 39473 120.4317 182.2900 0004642 189.7354 170.3687 16.41863301134554

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 5th 2013

Spacecraft age

12 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Operational Responsive Space (ORS) Office

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Air Force Research Laboratory

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

120.4317Â°

Period

87.71 min

Perigee

158 km

Apogee

164 km

Eccentricity

0.0004642

RAAN

182.29Â°

Arg of Perigee

189.7354Â°

Mean Motion

16.41863301 rev/d