ERS 6, 608
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ERS 6, 608 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
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | TRS, Unknown motor |
| 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) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C 24251.48220662 -.00000005 00000-0 -35157-2 0 9992
2 00608 87.3044 254.9476 0069616 312.9858 46.5175 8.65287998937473Epoch: 2024-09-07T11:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T11:34:22.651Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 94.31346° |
| Altitude | 3,598.452 km |
| Speed | 6.337 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 59m 47s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -55.57795° |
| Longitude | -81.82545° |
| Altitude | 3,649.038 km |
| Speed | 6.311 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 15m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 31' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:26:29 |
| Azimuth | 136.52° SSE |
| Elevation | -73.732° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,711.603 km |
| Perigee | 3,572.093 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,019.985 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0069616 |
| Inclination | 87.3044° |
| RAAN | 254.9476° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 312.9858° |
| True anomaly | 47.0998° |
| Mean anomaly | 46.5175° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 46.8083° |
| Mean motion | 2.16393 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0035157 |
| Period | 166.36 mins |
No data available
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ERS 6 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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