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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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS, Unknown motor
Mass
127 kg wet, 127 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.07 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A 25187.47665180 .00000987 00000-0 11131-3 0 9992
2 00397 58.3020 158.3497 0013901 67.8958 292.3564 14.94653819360610Epoch: 2025-07-06T11:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T11:26:22.715Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
62.05526°
Altitude
581.191 km
Speed
7.573 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 33m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-1.80416°
Longitude
-118.51242°
Altitude
588.957 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 15m 21s
Apparent Declination
-19° 56' 22"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:52:55
Azimuth
344.824° N
Elevation
-69.452°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 1962 (1962-09-18 UTC)
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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| 8 mins | 2025-07-07 00:25:52.693Z | 221.273° SW | 2025-07-07 00:29:52.693Z | 243.662° WSW | 44.842° | 2025-07-07 00:33:52.693Z | 41.101° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-07 02:08:52.693Z | 305.736° NW | 2025-07-07 02:09:52.693Z | 321.604° NNW | 15.198° | 2025-07-07 02:12:52.693Z | 7.494° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-07 07:12:52.693Z | 353.866° N | 2025-07-07 07:14:52.693Z | 36.841° NE | 25.875° | 2025-07-07 07:17:52.693Z | 93.35° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-07 08:52:52.693Z | 284.187° WNW | 2025-07-07 08:54:52.693Z | 232.006° WSW | 30.656° | 2025-07-07 08:57:52.693Z | 173.907° S |
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