TIROS 6, 00397
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 6, 00397 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
| NORAD ID | 00397 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Bus | Tiros |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 127 kg wet, 127 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.8 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 57.0745° |
| Longitude | -115.95902° |
| Altitude | 600.138 km |
| Speed | 7.566 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 01m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | 17° 56' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:52:05 |
| Azimuth | 43.29° NE |
| Elevation | -19.801° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 593.155 km |
| Perigee | 588.623 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,969.026 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003252 |
| Inclination | 58.3055° |
| RAAN | 43.8216° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 349.334° |
| True anomaly | 10.77066° |
| Mean anomaly | 10.7637° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 10.76718° |
| Mean motion | 3.73065 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00023974 |
| Period | 96.5 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T21:21:16Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 138.44631° |
| Altitude | 590.613 km |
| Speed | 7.567 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 55m 17s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A 24208.88976852 .00002232 00000-0 23974-3 0 9994
2 00397 58.3055 43.8216 0003252 349.3340 10.7637 14.92087386309137Epoch: 2024-07-26T21:21Z
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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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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