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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
1 day ago
Origin
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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.032 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C   25199.00641067 -.00000009  00000-0 -55098-2 0  9998
2 00608  87.3275 224.9836 0046451 348.4933  11.4857  8.65283426964599
Epoch: 2025-07-18T00:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T00:09:13.881Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-73.38831°
Altitude
3,600.628 km
Speed
6.335 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 59m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
1.57154°
Longitude
106.44486°
Altitude
3,691.776 km
Speed
6.278 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 11m 36s
Apparent Declination
-14° 52' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:31:12
Azimuth
311.647° NW
Elevation
-56.724°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,688.427 km
Perigee altitude
3,595.339 km
Semi-major axis
10,020.02 km
Eccentricity
0.00465
Inclination
87.3275°
RAAN
224.9836°
Arg. of periapsis
348.4933°
True anomaly
11.5923°
Mean anomaly
11.4857°
Eccentric anomaly
11.53894°
Mean motion
2.16392 °/min
Orbital period
166.37 mins
BSTAR
-0.0055098
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