Spacecraft information: OSCAR 6

Launch Details
Launched 14 October 1972
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 6236
COSPAR ID 1972-082B
Alternative names AO-6
PHASE 2A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 102.008°
Eccentricity 0.00044
RA ascending node 0.167 hr
Argument perigee 145.812°
Mean anomaly 238.978°
Orbital period 114.905 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 00:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1454.8 km
Mean Altitude 1458.2 km
Peak Altitude 1461.7 km

Launched alongside

NOAA 2 DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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