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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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A   26038.52630015  .00002180  00000-0  21518-3 0  9990
2 00397  58.3034  45.3065 0009611  37.8386 322.3336 14.95620386392920

Epoch: 2026-02-07T12:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T12:37:52.332Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

78.18987°

Altitude

576.57 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 01m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:55:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

586.596 km

Perigee altitude

573.221 km

Semi-major axis

6,958.045 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

58.3034°

RAAN

45.3065°

Arg. of periapsis

37.8386°

True anomaly

322.26624°

Mean anomaly

322.3336°

Eccentric anomaly

322.29992°

Mean motion

3.73949 °/min

Orbital period

96.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00021518

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

TIROS 6 DEB, 29006

DELTA 1 R/B, 398 (Decayed)

TIROS 6 DEB, 19436 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 399 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 400 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-08 01:36:31.145Z	162.922° S	2026-02-08 01:38:31.145Z	130.371° SE	19.741°	2026-02-08 01:41:31.145Z	77.691° E
6 mins	2026-02-08 03:15:31.145Z	250.061° W	2026-02-08 03:18:31.145Z	319.87° NNW	34.863°	2026-02-08 03:21:31.145Z	24.899° NE
6 mins	2026-02-08 10:00:31.145Z	333.828° NNW	2026-02-08 10:03:31.145Z	59.971° ENE	38.062°	2026-02-08 10:06:31.145Z	118.457° SE
4 mins	2026-02-08 11:41:31.145Z	260.14° W	2026-02-08 11:42:31.145Z	242.482° WSW	17.279°	2026-02-08 11:45:31.145Z	197.418° SSW

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TIROS 6, 397

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T12:37:52.332Z)

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Orbital elements

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