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). 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| 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 |
| 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 1 day ago
0 ERS 6
1 00608U 63014C 25001.66632040 -.00000019 00000-0 -10435-1 0 9999
2 00608 87.3181 243.8107 0060186 193.0360 166.8939 8.65287422947525Epoch: 2025-01-01T15:59Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-01T15:59:30.082Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -97.62097° |
| Altitude | 3,704.988 km |
| Speed | 6.27 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 15m 14s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 10.85157° |
| Longitude | 81.72848° |
| Altitude | 3,589.694 km |
| Speed | 6.343 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 40m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | -20° 42' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:26:57 |
| Azimuth | 133.761° SE |
| Elevation | 14.452° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,702.159 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,581.546 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,019.989 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0060186 |
| Inclination | 87.3181° |
| RAAN | 243.8107° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 193.036° |
| True anomaly | 167.04915° |
| Mean anomaly | 166.8939° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 166.97164° |
| Mean motion | 2.16393 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.010435 |
| Orbital period | 166.36 mins |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 mins | 2025-01-03 04:51:31.479Z | 353.193° N | 2025-01-03 05:08:31.479Z | 276.288° WNW | 41.486° | 2025-01-03 05:25:31.479Z | 205.404° SW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-03 07:43:31.479Z | 327.36° NNW | 2025-01-03 07:48:31.479Z | 310.513° NW | 12.056° | 2025-01-03 07:53:31.479Z | 293.751° NW |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-03 12:46:31.479Z | 55.84° ENE | 2025-01-03 12:49:31.479Z | 45.933° ENE | 11.332° | 2025-01-03 12:53:31.479Z | 32.849° NE |
| 35 mins | 2025-01-03 15:11:31.479Z | 151.433° SSE | 2025-01-03 15:28:31.479Z | 81.759° E | 40.748° | 2025-01-03 15:46:31.479Z | 6.536° NNE |
| 34 mins | 2025-01-03 17:59:31.479Z | 220.572° SW | 2025-01-03 18:15:31.479Z | 283.76° WNW | 33.745° | 2025-01-03 18:33:31.479Z | 355.34° N |
| 13 mins | 2025-01-04 00:20:31.479Z | 26.196° NE | 2025-01-04 00:26:31.479Z | 46.602° ENE | 12.77° | 2025-01-04 00:33:31.479Z | 70.374° E |
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