TIROS 6 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TIROS 6 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23098

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

58.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for TIROS 6 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: TIROS 6 DEB

International designator: 1962-047F

Object number (NORAD): 29006

Object ID (CCSDS): 29006

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.935 minutes

Inclination: 58.3101 deg

SMA: 6990.039 km

Apoapsis: 622.583 km

Periapsis: 601.224 km

RAAN: 27.1825 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00152777

Argument of periapsis: 90.0762 deg

Mean anomaly: 270.2032 deg

Mean motion: 14.8553675 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001564 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00020368918 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 8, 2025, 3:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 7, 2025, 8:06 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 6 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29006U 62047F 25341.83816479 .00001564 00000-0 20369-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 29006 58.3101 27.1825 0015278 90.0762 270.2032 14.85536750673195

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 6 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS 6 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
SL-14 R/B LEO 2024-05-30 15:42:20 0.000365224 313.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
SL-14 R/B LEO 2024-05-30 14:05:12 0.000241537 738.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.

TIROS 6 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta | Tiros 6’, on board a Thor Delta space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 18, 1962, 8:53 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.

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Launch to space Thor Delta | Tiros 6
Thor Delta | Tiros 6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 18, 1962, 8:53 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Delta

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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