TIROS 6

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TIROS 6 at a glance.

Uptime

22997

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.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TIROS 6

International designator: 1962-047A

Object number (NORAD): 397

Object ID (CCSDS): 397

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.331 minutes

Inclination: 58.3035 deg

SMA: 6961.001 km

Apoapsis: 592.413 km

Periapsis: 573.318 km

RAAN: 292.0526 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00137154

Argument of periapsis: 111.6168 deg

Mean anomaly: 248.6343 deg

Mean motion: 14.9484184 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002746 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00027079362 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:49 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 6

TLE line 1: 1 00397U 62047A 25246.20083005 .00002746 00000-0 27079-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 00397 58.3035 292.0526 0013715 111.6168 248.6343 14.94841840369395

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 6.

In-orbit conjunctions

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

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-07-09 06:44:58	0.0002238338	228.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 6 R/B	LEO	2025-01-05 17:56:57	0.001787452	471.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

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

TIROS 6 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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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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