Norad ID: 24748
| Spacetrack Directory Name | DIRECTV 6 (TEMPO 2) |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 36013 km |
| Apogee | 36264 km |
DIRECTV 6 (TEMPO 2), 24748 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sat, 08 Mar 1997 UTC via an ATLAS IIA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite DIRECTV 6 (TEMPO 2) Date of exalting 08.03.1997y.