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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

3 days 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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.032 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C   25189.52669422  .00000060  00000-0  26795-1 0  9995
2 00608  87.3281 225.8856 0046894 358.6788   1.3937  8.65283327963776

Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:38:26.38Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

109.55527°

Altitude

3,599.258 km

Speed

6.336 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-82.65441°

Longitude

-49.59225°

Altitude

3,674.416 km

Speed

6.298 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 21m 03s

Apparent Declination

-72° 26' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:20:18

Azimuth

171.936° S

Elevation

-56.66°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,688.872 km

Perigee altitude

3,594.896 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.021 km

Eccentricity

0.00469

Inclination

87.3281°

RAAN

225.8856°

Arg. of periapsis

358.6788°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

1.3937°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16392 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

0.026795

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

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2496 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2497 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2499 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2500 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2522 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2532

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2533 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2638 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

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.
38 mins	2025-07-11 13:32:09.817Z	0.296° NNE	2025-07-11 13:51:09.817Z	84.073° E	42.781°	2025-07-11 14:10:09.817Z	167.068° S
30 mins	2025-07-11 16:21:09.817Z	346.838° N	2025-07-11 16:35:09.817Z	294.314° NW	30.521°	2025-07-11 16:51:09.817Z	234.144° WSW
24 mins	2025-07-12 00:03:09.817Z	103.668° ESE	2025-07-12 00:14:09.817Z	62.851° ENE	23.163°	2025-07-12 00:27:09.817Z	16.067° NNE
36 mins	2025-07-12 02:40:09.817Z	179.221° S	2025-07-12 02:57:09.817Z	249.52° W	44.934°	2025-07-12 03:16:09.817Z	1.864° NNE
25 mins	2025-07-12 05:36:09.817Z	257.982° W	2025-07-12 05:48:09.817Z	301.656° NW	20.231°	2025-07-12 06:01:09.817Z	347.911° N
16 mins	2025-07-12 11:46:09.817Z	11.789° NNE	2025-07-12 12:00:09.817Z	64.371° ENE	25.538°	2025-07-12 12:02:09.817Z	73.578° E

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