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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

United States Space Force (US)

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

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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ERS 6 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
35 mins	2025-07-19 01:08:32.964Z	154.935° SSE	2025-07-19 01:26:32.964Z	76.535° E	41.519°	2025-07-19 01:43:32.964Z	6.336° NNE
32 mins	2025-07-19 03:58:32.964Z	225.376° WSW	2025-07-19 04:13:32.964Z	286.759° WNW	32.224°	2025-07-19 04:30:32.964Z	354.179° N
17 mins	2025-07-19 10:16:32.964Z	21.438° NNE	2025-07-19 10:24:32.964Z	48.488° ENE	14.165°	2025-07-19 10:33:32.964Z	78.754° E
36 mins	2025-07-19 13:00:32.964Z	1.927° NNE	2025-07-19 13:17:32.964Z	79.188° E	42.881°	2025-07-19 13:36:32.964Z	167.262° S
29 mins	2025-07-19 15:48:32.964Z	345.341° N	2025-07-19 16:02:32.964Z	290.62° WNW	30.323°	2025-07-19 16:17:32.964Z	235.136° WSW
14 mins	2025-07-19 23:29:32.964Z	104.629° ESE	2025-07-19 23:41:32.964Z	59.636° ENE	23.412°	2025-07-19 23:43:32.964Z	50.874° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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