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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

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRS, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C   26101.28892442 -.00000049  00000-0 -24445-1 0  9992
2 00608  87.3570 199.6749 0025461  72.3840 287.9793  8.65280845987716

Epoch: 2026-04-11T06:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-11T06:56:03.069Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-103.84826°

Altitude

3,638.448 km

Speed

6.311 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 18m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:01:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,667.415 km

Perigee altitude

3,616.391 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.04 km

Eccentricity

0.00255

Inclination

87.357°

RAAN

199.6749°

Arg. of periapsis

72.384°

True anomaly

287.70151°

Mean anomaly

287.9793°

Eccentric anomaly

287.84043°

Mean motion

2.16391 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

-0.024445

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18963 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2366 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3261 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 20018 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3254 (Decayed)

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2522 (Decayed)

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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.
29 mins	2026-04-11 16:02:46.218Z	11.05° NNE	2026-04-11 16:16:46.218Z	63.274° ENE	24.782°	2026-04-11 16:31:46.218Z	118.548° SE
36 mins	2026-04-11 18:48:46.218Z	356.67° N	2026-04-11 19:06:46.218Z	257.44° W	44.649°	2026-04-11 19:24:46.218Z	190.088° SSW
20 mins	2026-04-11 21:38:46.218Z	336.811° NNW	2026-04-11 21:47:46.218Z	304.841° NW	18.853°	2026-04-11 21:58:46.218Z	266.191° W
31 mins	2026-04-12 05:12:46.218Z	133.74° SE	2026-04-12 05:27:46.218Z	71.642° E	34.69°	2026-04-12 05:43:46.218Z	9.651° NNE
34 mins	2026-04-12 07:56:46.218Z	204.974° SW	2026-04-12 08:12:46.218Z	276.072° WNW	39.833°	2026-04-12 08:30:46.218Z	356.988° N

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ERS 6, 608

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-11T06:56:03.069Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

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