Key statistics
Satellite ESSA 6 (TOS-D) at a glance.
Uptime
21064
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ESSA 6 (TOS-D).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
International designator: 1967-114A
Object number (NORAD): 3035
Object ID (CCSDS): 3035
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.81 minutes
Inclination: 102.012 deg
SMA: 7824.93 km
Apoapsis: 1485.105 km
Periapsis: 1408.486 km
RAAN: 288.0234 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0048958
Argument of periapsis: 54.1802 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.8598 deg
Mean motion: 12.54244039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000032 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000087404 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 11, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 11, 2025, 12:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
TLE line 1: 1 03035U 67114A 25192.52534071 -.00000032 00000-0 87404-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 03035 102.0120 288.0234 0048958 54.1802 317.8598 12.54244039639902
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ESSA 6 (TOS-D).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
ESSA 6 (TOS-D) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 6’, on board a Thor Delta E1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 10, 1967, 5:53 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 10, 1967, 5:53 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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