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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

TETRAHEDRON, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C   26308.10966907 -.00000016  00000-0 -86831-2 0  9992
2 00608  87.3597 180.2094 0007400 188.0061 172.0677  8.65282209  5573

Epoch: 2026-11-04T02:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T02:37:55.407Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

97.36584°

Altitude

3,653.602 km

Speed

6.302 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 00m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

13:48:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,649.307 km

Perigee altitude

3,634.477 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.029 km

Eccentricity

0.00074

Inclination

87.3597°

RAAN

180.2094°

Arg. of periapsis

188.0061°

True anomaly

172.07939°

Mean anomaly

172.0677°

Eccentric anomaly

172.07355°

Mean motion

2.16391 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

-0.0086831

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 21659 (Decayed)

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WESTFORD NEEDLES *, 3267

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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.
20 mins	2026-11-04 19:31:18.110Z	274.299° WNW	2026-11-04 19:41:18.110Z	308.373° NW	15.944°	2026-11-04 19:51:18.110Z	342.511° N
32 mins	2026-11-05 01:37:18.110Z	8.961° NNE	2026-11-05 01:52:18.110Z	68.039° E	36.48°	2026-11-05 02:09:18.110Z	134.142° SE
35 mins	2026-11-05 04:23:18.110Z	354.228° N	2026-11-05 04:40:18.110Z	282.984° WNW	66.202°	2026-11-05 04:58:18.110Z	202.149° SSW
13 mins	2026-11-05 07:15:18.110Z	329.071° NNW	2026-11-05 07:21:18.110Z	308.599° NW	13.967°	2026-11-05 07:28:18.110Z	285.204° WNW
33 mins	2026-11-05 14:45:18.110Z	147.007° SSE	2026-11-05 15:01:18.110Z	77.119° E	55.885°	2026-11-05 15:18:18.110Z	7.428° NNE
21 mins	2026-11-05 17:32:18.110Z	218.436° SW	2026-11-05 17:48:18.110Z	286.695° WNW	44.543°	2026-11-05 17:53:18.110Z	317.415° NNW

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ERS 6, 608

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T02:37:55.407Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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