TIROS 6, 397
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 6, 397 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 18 Sep 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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, Unknown motor
Mass
127 kg wet, 127 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 TIROS 6
1 397U 62047A 25354.45856407 .00000902 00000-0 10153-3 0 9990
2 397 58.3023 234.6217 0001683 344.8174 15.2823 14.95398564385580Epoch: 2025-12-20T11:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T11:00:19.935Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-19.74646°
Altitude
581.42 km
Speed
7.571 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 38m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
16:20:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
581.768 km
Perigee altitude
579.426 km
Semi-major axis
6,958.734 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
58.3023°
RAAN
234.6217°
Arg. of periapsis
344.8174°
True anomaly
15.28738°
Mean anomaly
15.2823°
Eccentric anomaly
15.28484°
Mean motion
3.73893 °/min
Orbital period
96.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00010153
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 1962 (1962-09-18 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.TIROS 6 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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-20 17:34:11.784Z | 162.41° S | 2025-12-20 17:36:11.784Z | 128.274° SE | 20.71° | 2025-12-20 17:39:11.784Z | 75.872° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-20 19:13:11.784Z | 251.997° W | 2025-12-20 19:16:11.784Z | 323.48° NNW | 34.272° | 2025-12-20 19:19:11.784Z | 24.815° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-21 01:58:11.784Z | 332.927° NNW | 2025-12-21 02:01:11.784Z | 61.086° ENE | 38.777° | 2025-12-21 02:04:11.784Z | 119.776° SE |
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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