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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

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS I, Unknown motor

Mass

135 kg wet, 135 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-11-10 (59 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
1  3035U 67114A   26306.05804971 -.00000031  00000-0  95076-4 0  9997
2  3035 102.0257  52.8681 0048726 220.2538 313.4622 12.54251219699893

Epoch: 2026-11-02T01:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T01:23:35.494Z)

Latitude

6.47533°

Longitude

172.00829°

Altitude

1,422.594 km

Speed

7.162 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 36m 59s

True Declination

6° 26' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:34:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,482.437 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.205 km

Semi-major axis

7,822.458 km

Eccentricity

0.00487

Inclination

102.0257°

RAAN

52.8681°

Arg. of periapsis

220.2538°

True anomaly

313.05523°

Mean anomaly

313.4622°

Eccentric anomaly

313.25888°

Mean motion

3.1371 °/min

Orbital period

114.76 mins

BSTAR

0.000095076

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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.
8 mins	2026-11-02 18:23:53.375Z	61.244° ENE	2026-11-02 18:27:53.375Z	92.031° ESE	15.321°	2026-11-02 18:31:53.375Z	122.261° SE
14 mins	2026-11-02 20:14:53.375Z	19.897° NNE	2026-11-02 20:21:53.375Z	161.267° S	79.843°	2026-11-02 20:28:53.375Z	196.525° SSW
10 mins	2026-11-02 22:08:53.375Z	344.13° N	2026-11-02 22:12:53.375Z	309.493° NW	23.134°	2026-11-02 22:18:53.375Z	261.027° W
11 mins	2026-11-03 05:21:53.375Z	97.451° ESE	2026-11-03 05:26:53.375Z	54.399° ENE	25.889°	2026-11-03 05:32:53.375Z	5.763° NNE
15 mins	2026-11-03 07:11:53.375Z	168.03° S	2026-11-03 07:18:53.375Z	266.047° W	77.202°	2026-11-03 07:26:53.375Z	339.503° N
6 mins	2026-11-03 09:09:53.375Z	250.715° W	2026-11-03 09:12:53.375Z	273.303° WNW	13.998°	2026-11-03 09:15:53.375Z	295.253° NW

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ESSA 6 (TOS-D), 3035

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T01:23:35.494Z)

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

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