NOAA 6

Launch Details
Launched 26 June 1979
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category NOAA
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 11416
COSPAR ID 1979-057A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.600°
Eccentricity 0.00097
RA ascending node 10.966 hr
Argument perigee 357.136°
Mean anomaly 2.977°
Orbital period 100.337 min
Epoch of osculation 17 May 2025, 23:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 774.7 km
Mean Altitude 781.7 km
Peak Altitude 788.6 km

Orbital History

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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