Key statistics
Satellite ERS 6 at a glance.
Uptime
22646
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 8.7
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
87.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ERS 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ERS 6
International designator: 1963-014C
Object number (NORAD): 608
Object ID (CCSDS): 608
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 166.419 minutes
Inclination: 87.3315 deg
SMA: 10022.19 km
Apoapsis: 3696.925 km
Periapsis: 3591.185 km
RAAN: 231.7137 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052753
Argument of periapsis: 64.3558 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.2733 deg
Mean motion: 8.65284326 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000042 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.020893 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 6:07 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ERS 6
TLE line 1: 1 00608U 63014C 25128.25532251 -.00000042 00000-0 -20893-1 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00608 87.3315 231.7137 0052753 64.3558 296.2733 8.65284326958479
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ERS 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
ERS 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Agena B | Midas 7’, on board a Atlas Agena B space rocket.
The launch took place on May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas Agena B | Midas 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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