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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

608, 1963-014C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

TRS, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

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   25128.25532251 -.00000042  00000-0 -20893-1 0  9992
2 00608  87.3315 231.7137 0052753  64.3558 296.2733  8.65284326958479

Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:07:39.864Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-86.53085°

Altitude

3,623.059 km

Speed

6.321 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 26m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-85.48076°

Longitude

-122.67532°

Altitude

3,717.94 km

Speed

6.271 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 33m 40s

Apparent Declination

-72° 48' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:03:12

Azimuth

176.008° S

Elevation

-56.918°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,694.735 km

Perigee altitude

3,589.018 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.013 km

Eccentricity

0.0052753

Inclination

87.3315°

RAAN

231.7137°

Arg. of periapsis

64.3558°

True anomaly

295.72967°

Mean anomaly

296.2733°

Eccentric anomaly

296.00164°

Mean motion

2.16392 °/min

BSTAR

-0.020893

Orbital period

166.36 mins

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ERS 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.
31 mins	2025-05-10 05:22:10.557Z	132.401° SE	2025-05-10 05:37:10.557Z	74.058° E	33.373°	2025-05-10 05:53:10.557Z	10.569° NNE
35 mins	2025-05-10 08:06:10.557Z	201.813° SSW	2025-05-10 08:23:10.557Z	282.378° WNW	40.709°	2025-05-10 08:41:10.557Z	358.463° N
7 mins	2025-05-10 11:14:10.557Z	305.934° NW	2025-05-10 11:17:10.557Z	316.043° NNW	10.893°	2025-05-10 11:21:10.557Z	329.491° NNW
34 mins	2025-05-10 17:10:10.557Z	5.792° NNE	2025-05-10 17:27:10.557Z	78.025° E	35.478°	2025-05-10 17:44:10.557Z	145.531° SSE
34 mins	2025-05-10 19:57:10.557Z	351.725° N	2025-05-10 20:13:10.557Z	285.755° WNW	39.171°	2025-05-10 20:31:10.557Z	211.919° SW

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