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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

397, 1962-047A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

127 kg wet, 127 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-09-18 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.07 m

Radar Cross Section

0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A   25181.85804244  .00000716  00000-0  86539-4 0  9999
2 00397  58.3014 179.9986 0013527  63.5000 296.7433 14.94639616359777

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:35:34.866Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-48.05852°

Altitude

580.677 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 59m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-54.33116°

Longitude

-108.91246°

Altitude

609.799 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 22m 59s

Apparent Declination

-47° 25' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:44:58

Azimuth

153.986° SSE

Elevation

-81.502°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

592.369 km

Perigee altitude

573.536 km

Semi-major axis

6,961.09 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

58.3014°

RAAN

179.9986°

Arg. of periapsis

63.5°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

296.7433°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.73704 °/min

Orbital period

96.33 mins

BSTAR

0.000086539

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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 1962 (1962-09-18 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B, 398 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 399 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 400 (Decayed)

TIROS 6 DEB, 19436 (Decayed)

TIROS 6 DEB, 29006

TIROS 6 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-01 09:56:44.803Z	321.198° NNW	2025-07-01 10:00:44.803Z	32.228° NE	44.177°	2025-07-01 10:04:44.803Z	133.879° SE
6 mins	2025-07-02 01:38:44.803Z	199.549° SSW	2025-07-02 01:41:44.803Z	119.678° SE	39.125°	2025-07-02 01:44:44.803Z	53.756° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-02 03:19:44.803Z	288.858° WNW	2025-07-02 03:21:44.803Z	326.429° NNW	20.572°	2025-07-02 03:24:44.803Z	14.731° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 08:24:44.803Z	4.67° NNE	2025-07-02 08:26:44.803Z	42.402° NE	19.042°	2025-07-02 08:28:44.803Z	74.732° E

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