TIROS 6, 397
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 6, 397 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 18 Sep 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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TIROS 6 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission status | Non-operational |
| Mission | Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 127 kg wet, 127 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.8 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A 24251.43180427 .00006268 00000-0 62771-3 0 9999
2 00397 58.3033 240.5216 0010178 35.1411 325.0305 14.92451890315487Epoch: 2024-09-07T10:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T10:21:47.888Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 98.08196° |
| Altitude | 585.895 km |
| Speed | 7.571 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 02m 05s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 44.24943° |
| Longitude | -121.06906° |
| Altitude | 595.201 km |
| Speed | 7.568 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 27m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | 5° 11' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:33:20 |
| Azimuth | 40.095° NE |
| Elevation | -36.457° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 596.846 km |
| Perigee | 582.663 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,967.892 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010178 |
| Inclination | 58.3033° |
| RAAN | 240.5216° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 35.1411° |
| True anomaly | 324.96358° |
| Mean anomaly | 325.0305° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 324.99705° |
| Mean motion | 3.73157 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00062771 |
| Period | 96.47 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 1962 (1962-09-18 UTC)
| TIROS 6, 397 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 398 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 399 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 400 (Decayed) |
| TIROS 6 DEB, 19436 (Decayed) |
| TIROS 6 DEB, 29006 |
TIROS 6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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