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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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Identifier

3035, 1967-114A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

TIROS I, Unknown motor

Mass

135 kg wet, 135 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-11-10 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA E1

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.994 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
1 03035U 67114A   25128.89788205 -.00000046  00000-0  49962-5 0  9991
2 03035 102.0071 223.5748 0048972 174.8924 302.9886 12.54243156631920

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:32:57.009Z)

Latitude

60.35592°

Longitude

-124.79272°

Altitude

1,436.146 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 21m 37s

True Declination

60° 13' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

69.20401°

Longitude

0.38657°

Altitude

1,465.359 km

Speed

7.133 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 53m 06s

Apparent Declination

23° 24' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:32:59

Azimuth

10.183° NNE

Elevation

-26.001°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,482.662 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.045 km

Semi-major axis

7,822.49 km

Eccentricity

0.0048972

Inclination

102.0071°

RAAN

223.5748°

Arg. of periapsis

174.8924°

True anomaly

302.51633°

Mean anomaly

302.9886°

Eccentric anomaly

302.75262°

Mean motion

3.13708 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000049962

Orbital period

114.76 mins

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Other satellites on launch #114 in the year 1967 (1967-11-10 UTC)

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.
15 mins	2025-05-09 18:36:11.396Z	28.097° NE	2025-05-09 18:44:11.396Z	107.36° ESE	37.414°	2025-05-09 18:51:11.396Z	174.616° S
13 mins	2025-05-09 20:30:11.396Z	359.051° N	2025-05-09 20:36:11.396Z	303.001° NW	30.996°	2025-05-09 20:43:11.396Z	238.817° WSW
6 mins	2025-05-10 03:48:11.396Z	65.787° ENE	2025-05-10 03:50:11.396Z	50.135° ENE	14.907°	2025-05-10 03:54:11.396Z	19.566° NNE
14 mins	2025-05-10 05:35:11.396Z	144.421° SSE	2025-05-10 05:42:11.396Z	47.657° ENE	42.365°	2025-05-10 05:49:11.396Z	348.438° N
12 mins	2025-05-10 07:29:11.396Z	215.976° SW	2025-05-10 07:35:11.396Z	268.404° W	24.097°	2025-05-10 07:41:11.396Z	316.977° NNW
8 mins	2025-05-10 17:39:11.396Z	61.884° ENE	2025-05-10 17:43:11.396Z	96.785° ESE	18.408°	2025-05-10 17:47:11.396Z	129.627° SE

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