ESSA 6 (TOS-D), 3035
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSA 6 (TOS-D), 3035 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Nov 1967 UTC via a THOR DELTA E1 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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.
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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS I, Unknown motor
Mass
135 kg wet, 135 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
1 03035U 67114A 25357.23937800 -.00000029 00000-0 10877-3 0 9992
2 03035 102.0122 94.8828 0049001 99.5525 288.6206 12.54246892660556Epoch: 2025-12-23T05:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T05:44:42.259Z)
Latitude
27.02257°
Longitude
-89.51856°
Altitude
1,437.704 km
Speed
7.151 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 54m 44s
True Declination
26° 53' 45"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:06:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,482.669 km
Perigee altitude
1,406.007 km
Semi-major axis
7,822.475 km
Eccentricity
0.0049
Inclination
102.0122°
RAAN
94.8828°
Arg. of periapsis
99.5525°
True anomaly
288.08745°
Mean anomaly
288.6206°
Eccentric anomaly
288.35413°
Mean motion
3.13709 °/min
Orbital period
114.76 mins
BSTAR
0.00010877
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Other satellites on launch #114 in the year 1967 (1967-11-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ESSA 6 (TOS-D) Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-12-23 17:46:29.303Z | 60.778° ENE | 2025-12-23 17:50:29.303Z | 91.126° ESE | 13.833° | 2025-12-23 17:53:29.303Z | 114.297° SE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-23 19:37:29.303Z | 20.607° NNE | 2025-12-23 19:44:29.303Z | 143.285° SSE | 44.48° | 2025-12-23 19:51:29.303Z | 194.925° SSW |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-23 21:31:29.303Z | 345.75° N | 2025-12-23 21:35:29.303Z | 310.994° NW | 21.541° | 2025-12-23 21:41:29.303Z | 260.67° W |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-24 04:45:29.303Z | 94.459° ESE | 2025-12-24 04:50:29.303Z | 49.496° ENE | 22.138° | 2025-12-24 04:55:29.303Z | 8.341° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-24 06:35:29.303Z | 167.13° S | 2025-12-24 06:41:29.303Z | 219.359° SW | 44.261° | 2025-12-24 06:49:29.303Z | 339.629° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-24 08:33:29.303Z | 253.016° W | 2025-12-24 08:35:29.303Z | 268.557° W | 13.394° | 2025-12-24 08:38:29.303Z | 291.692° WNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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