ERS 6, 00608
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ERS 6, 00608 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) that was launched on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an Atlas Agena B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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ERS 6 details
| NORAD ID | 00608 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Bus | TRS |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 1 kg wet, 1 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -22.67545° |
| Longitude | 99.80324° |
| Altitude | 3,585.506 km |
| Speed | 6.346 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 14m 48s |
| Apparent Declination | -38° 16' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:49:57 |
| Azimuth | 249.26° W |
| Elevation | -39.819° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,712.496 km |
| Perigee | 3,571.222 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,019.996 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0070496 |
| Inclination | 87.3087° |
| RAAN | 259.0699° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 358.3496° |
| True anomaly | 1.73615° |
| Mean anomaly | 1.7118° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 1.72395° |
| Mean motion | 2.16392 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0033263 |
| Period | 166.36 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T14:13:12.727Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 101.00123° |
| Altitude | 3,575.594 km |
| Speed | 6.351 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 16m 16s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C 24208.59250842 -.00000004 00000-0 -33263-2 0 9994
2 00608 87.3087 259.0699 0070496 358.3496 1.7118 8.65286567933762Epoch: 2024-07-26T14:13Z
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ERS 6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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