TIROS 6

Launch Details
Launched 17 September 1962
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 397
COSPAR ID 1962-047A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 58.302°
Eccentricity 0.00128
RA ascending node 16.377 hr
Argument perigee 120.793°
Mean anomaly 239.438°
Orbital period 96.329 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 05:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 580.9 km
Mean Altitude 589.9 km
Peak Altitude 598.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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