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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TRS, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C 25287.79209174 -.00000016 00000-0 -88301-2 0 9992
2 00608 87.3442 216.5481 0039738 258.2039 101.4356 8.65285210972274Epoch: 2025-10-14T19:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-14T19:00:36.726Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-92.18037°
Altitude
3,654.281 km
Speed
6.301 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 26m 11s
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
05:01:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,681.687 km
Perigee altitude
3,602.052 km
Semi-major axis
10,020.006 km
Eccentricity
0.00397
Inclination
87.3442°
RAAN
216.5481°
Arg. of periapsis
258.2039°
True anomaly
101.88148°
Mean anomaly
101.4356°
Eccentric anomaly
101.65858°
Mean motion
2.16392 °/min
Orbital period
166.36 mins
BSTAR
-0.0088301
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 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.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. |
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| 18 mins | 2025-10-16 10:41:15.162Z | 338.439° N | 2025-10-16 10:50:15.162Z | 308.336° NW | 16.018° | 2025-10-16 10:59:15.162Z | 277.465° WNW |
| 33 mins | 2025-10-16 18:14:15.162Z | 141.493° SSE | 2025-10-16 18:30:15.162Z | 74.89° E | 37.563° | 2025-10-16 18:47:15.162Z | 8.181° NNE |
| 35 mins | 2025-10-16 20:59:15.162Z | 210.535° SW | 2025-10-16 21:16:15.162Z | 281.394° WNW | 37.481° | 2025-10-16 21:34:15.162Z | 356.3° N |
| 35 mins | 2025-10-17 06:04:15.162Z | 4.584° NNE | 2025-10-17 06:21:15.162Z | 80.532° E | 39.358° | 2025-10-17 06:39:15.162Z | 155.703° SSE |
| 32 mins | 2025-10-17 08:51:15.162Z | 349.357° N | 2025-10-17 09:06:15.162Z | 290.711° WNW | 35.45° | 2025-10-17 09:23:15.162Z | 222.324° SW |
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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