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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

3 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 (58 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 3 hours ago

0 ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
1  3035U 67114A   25182.23903707 -.00000026  00000-0  12717-3 0  9999
2  3035 102.0115 277.6036 0049054  73.7210 312.4275 12.54243997639048

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:44:12.802Z)

Latitude

25.15849°

Longitude

-93.69394°

Altitude

1,423.738 km

Speed

7.163 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 07m 35s

True Declination

25° 02' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.57459°

Longitude

83.09813°

Altitude

1,491.286 km

Speed

7.103 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 57m 00s

Apparent Declination

-39° 16' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:18:06

Azimuth

94.151° ESE

Elevation

-74.397°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,482.723 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.978 km

Semi-major axis

7,822.487 km

Eccentricity

0.00491

Inclination

102.0115°

RAAN

277.6036°

Arg. of periapsis

73.721°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

312.4275°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.13708 °/min

Orbital period

114.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00012717

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 17:44:56.982Z	49.347° ENE	2025-07-01 17:50:56.982Z	98.007° ESE	19.235°	2025-07-01 17:55:56.982Z	136.921° SSE
15 mins	2025-07-01 19:36:56.982Z	14.796° NNE	2025-07-01 19:43:56.982Z	281.69° WNW	44.541°	2025-07-01 19:51:56.982Z	205.564° SW
8 mins	2025-07-01 21:31:56.982Z	338.055° N	2025-07-01 21:34:56.982Z	313.199° NW	17.355°	2025-07-01 21:39:56.982Z	273.577° WNW
12 mins	2025-07-02 04:43:56.982Z	108.786° ESE	2025-07-02 04:49:56.982Z	51.771° ENE	26.909°	2025-07-02 04:55:56.982Z	1.712° NNE
14 mins	2025-07-02 06:34:56.982Z	178.472° S	2025-07-02 06:41:56.982Z	264.364° W	41.169°	2025-07-02 06:48:56.982Z	334.211° NNW

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