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 0.00140
RA ascending node 9.938 hr
Argument perigee 69.763°
Mean anomaly 290.493°
Orbital period 96.343 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Jul 2025, 21:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 580.8 km
Mean Altitude 590.6 km
Peak Altitude 600.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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