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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
9 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)
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, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A   25199.58323820  .00001001  00000-0  11251-3 0  9990
2 00397  58.3032 111.7019 0014508  77.1836 283.0832 14.94683675362428
Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:59:51.78Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-34.89646°
Altitude
582.495 km
Speed
7.571 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 26m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-47.37703°
Longitude
-174.49118°
Altitude
609.687 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 01m 35s
Apparent Declination
-44° 23' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:53:00
Azimuth
119.36° SE
Elevation
-79.491°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
592.915 km
Perigee altitude
572.717 km
Semi-major axis
6,960.953 km
Eccentricity
0.00145
Inclination
58.3032°
RAAN
111.7019°
Arg. of periapsis
77.1836°
True anomaly
282.9212°
Mean anomaly
283.0832°
Eccentric anomaly
283.00221°
Mean motion
3.73715 °/min
Orbital period
96.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00011251
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