ERS 6, 608
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ERS 6, 608 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
TRS, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.032 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C 25107.79301319 -.00000028 00000-0 -14750-1 0 9996
2 00608 87.3281 233.6631 0055163 84.8840 275.8307 8.65286026956703Epoch: 2025-04-17T19:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-17T19:01:56.339Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
102.01853°
Altitude
3,640.911 km
Speed
6.31 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 34m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-58.15666°
Longitude
-73.8839°
Altitude
3,716.576 km
Speed
6.269 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 07m 29s
Apparent Declination
-83° 55' 08"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:53:50
Azimuth
172.386° S
Elevation
-38.443°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
ERS 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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| 33 mins | 2025-04-19 21:44:37.929Z | 351.63° N | 2025-04-19 22:01:37.929Z | 284.634° WNW | 36.29° | 2025-04-19 22:17:37.929Z | 220.507° SW |
| 18 mins | 2025-04-20 05:32:37.929Z | 85.724° E | 2025-04-20 05:41:37.929Z | 53.922° ENE | 16.962° | 2025-04-20 05:50:37.929Z | 22.569° NE |
| 35 mins | 2025-04-20 08:05:37.929Z | 165.929° S | 2025-04-20 08:22:37.929Z | 89.566° E | 44.193° | 2025-04-20 08:40:37.929Z | 4.049° NNE |
| 29 mins | 2025-04-20 10:57:37.929Z | 239.506° WSW | 2025-04-20 11:11:37.929Z | 293.464° NW | 26.5° | 2025-04-20 11:26:37.929Z | 350.674° N |
| 23 mins | 2025-04-20 17:12:37.929Z | 18.159° NNE | 2025-04-20 17:23:37.929Z | 58.257° ENE | 18.853° | 2025-04-20 17:35:37.929Z | 100.467° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-04-20 19:56:37.929Z | 359.036° N | 2025-04-20 20:01:37.929Z | 1.96° NNE | 24.953° | 2025-04-20 20:01:37.929Z | 1.96° NNE |
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