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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TIROS 6 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 1 day 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 | 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 1 day ago
0 TIROS 6
1 397U 62047A 25037.34787327 .00003417 00000-0 34047-3 0 9992
2 397 58.3052 16.5117 0008529 151.0357 209.1165 14.93830284359509
Epoch: 2025-02-06T08:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-06T08:20:56.25Z)
Latitude | -0.00003° |
Longitude | 114.55155° |
Altitude | 592.609 km |
Speed | 7.562 km/s |
True Right ascension | 01h 06m 02s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -32.96181° |
Longitude | 86.2195° |
Altitude | 602.615 km |
Speed | 7.555 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 01h 43m 59s |
Apparent Declination | -44° 36' 02" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 16:52:47 |
Azimuth | 113.589° SE |
Elevation | -55.243° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 591.406 km |
Perigee altitude | 579.527 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,963.604 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0008529 |
Inclination | 58.3052° |
RAAN | 16.5117° |
Arg. of periapsis | 151.0357° |
True anomaly | 209.06899° |
Mean anomaly | 209.1165° |
Eccentric anomaly | 209.09274° |
Mean motion | 3.73501 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00034047 |
Orbital period | 96.39 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 1962 (1962-09-18 UTC)
TIROS 6, 397 |
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. |
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4 mins | 2025-02-07 23:02:22.900Z | 145.792° SSE | 2025-02-07 23:04:22.900Z | 117.534° SE | 13.165° | 2025-02-07 23:06:22.900Z | 89.245° E |
6 mins | 2025-02-08 00:41:22.900Z | 234.145° WSW | 2025-02-08 00:43:22.900Z | 277.121° WNW | 42.416° | 2025-02-08 00:47:22.900Z | 36.355° NE |
6 mins | 2025-02-08 07:26:22.900Z | 343.798° N | 2025-02-08 07:29:22.900Z | 53.105° ENE | 29.417° | 2025-02-08 07:32:22.900Z | 104.103° ESE |
6 mins | 2025-02-08 09:06:22.900Z | 284.981° WNW | 2025-02-08 09:08:22.900Z | 246.93° WSW | 25.251° | 2025-02-08 09:12:22.900Z | 177.922° S |
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