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 | 14 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.07 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 TIROS 6
1 00397U 62047A 25014.59223152 .00002230 00000-0 23044-3 0 9992
2 00397 58.3044 104.0675 0011438 133.5667 226.6331 14.93670845334770Epoch: 2025-01-14T14:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T14:12:48.803Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 136.56739° |
| Altitude | 593.389 km |
| Speed | 7.561 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 56m 16s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -56.56485° |
| Longitude | 65.84525° |
| Altitude | 613.51 km |
| Speed | 7.548 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 25m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | -71° 53' 08" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:58:15 |
| Azimuth | 201.99° SSW |
| Elevation | -49.201° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 593.928 km |
| Perigee altitude | 577.997 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,964.099 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011438 |
| Inclination | 58.3044° |
| RAAN | 104.0675° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 133.5667° |
| True anomaly | 226.53791° |
| Mean anomaly | 226.6331° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 226.5855° |
| Mean motion | 3.73461 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00023044 |
| Orbital period | 96.4 mins |
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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: 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2025-01-15 08:02:13.596Z | 217.939° SW | 2025-01-15 08:06:13.596Z | 67.701° E | 44.393° | 2025-01-15 08:10:13.596Z | 42.824° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-15 14:49:13.596Z | 356.453° N | 2025-01-15 14:51:13.596Z | 38.922° NE | 24.557° | 2025-01-15 14:54:13.596Z | 91.867° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-15 16:28:13.596Z | 297.669° NW | 2025-01-15 16:31:13.596Z | 231.183° WSW | 32.659° | 2025-01-15 16:34:13.596Z | 170.686° S |
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