Spacecraft information: 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 0.00138
RA ascending node 14.930 hr
Argument perigee 73.509°
Mean anomaly 286.748°
Orbital period 96.270 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 12:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 577.4 km
Mean Altitude 587.0 km
Peak Altitude 596.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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