ABS-6
Launch
Launched on Sep 26, 1999 from 81/23 (81L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M.
Proton-K/DM-2M | LMI 1 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 09:43 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Agility Beyond Space
Country
Asia Broadcast Satellite
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 26, 1999
Mass
—
Apogee
35,804 km
Perigee
35,785 km
Inclination
0.04°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ABS-6 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.0 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
35785 × 35804 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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