Satellite · NORAD 38342 · COSPAR 2012-026A
NIMIQ 6
- Operator Telesat
- Constellation Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed)
- Country Canada
Altitude now
35,777.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
0.04°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,775km
Apogee
35,798km
orbit freshOrbit updated 11 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:31 UTC (7.6 h old)· Metadata updated 11 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.001° S
- Longitude
- 91.078° W
- Altitude
- 35777.6 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:31 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 May 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-026
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 12
- BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]38344DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41317DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41318DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41319DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41320DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41321DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41322DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41323DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB41324DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB43400DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M DEB43401DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M R/B38343Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → CA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 38342
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-026A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69RD
- Canonical slug
- nimiq-6-38342
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.