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
Country
USRelated business
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, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A 25255.96511178 .00000971 00000-0 10923-3 0 9990
2 00397 58.3016 254.4163 0013018 119.0562 241.1791 14.94873385370856Epoch: 2025-09-12T23:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-12T23:09:45.657Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-85.22924°
Altitude
588.557 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 57m 39s
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
20:21:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
591.288 km
Perigee altitude
573.166 km
Semi-major axis
6,960.364 km
Eccentricity
0.0013
Inclination
58.3016°
RAAN
254.4163°
Arg. of periapsis
119.0562°
True anomaly
241.04851°
Mean anomaly
241.1791°
Eccentric anomaly
241.11379°
Mean motion
3.73762 °/min
Orbital period
96.32 mins
BSTAR
0.00010923
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-09-13 04:14:22.723Z | 305.278° NW | 2025-09-13 04:16:22.723Z | 337.151° NNW | 14.783° | 2025-09-13 04:18:22.723Z | 6.032° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 09:18:22.723Z | 352.056° N | 2025-09-13 09:20:22.723Z | 35.64° NE | 26.878° | 2025-09-13 09:23:22.723Z | 94.931° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 10:58:22.723Z | 282.351° WNW | 2025-09-13 11:00:22.723Z | 232.825° WSW | 28.867° | 2025-09-13 11:03:22.723Z | 176.439° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-14 01:00:22.723Z | 142.079° SSE | 2025-09-14 01:01:22.723Z | 123.878° SE | 18.348° | 2025-09-14 01:04:22.723Z | 76.473° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-14 02:38:22.723Z | 248.011° W | 2025-09-14 02:41:22.723Z | 332.716° NNW | 36.571° | 2025-09-14 02:44:22.723Z | 28.482° NE |
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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