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Launch · COSPAR 1962-047 · 18 Sept 1962

TIROS 6

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

4

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 6

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
TIROS 63971962-047AUnknownLEO577 / 581 km58.30°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B3981962-047BDecayedLEO178 / 188 km58.24°10 Jan 1983—

Debris Debris · 4

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 DEB [YO]3991962-047CDecayedLEO172 / 182 km58.37°11 Jan 2019—
DELTA 1 DEB [YO]4001962-047DDecayedLEO169 / 180 km58.15°05 Apr 1989—
TIROS 6 DEB194361962-047EDecayedLEO202 / 215 km58.25°26 May 1992—
TIROS 6 DEB290061962-047FInactiveLEO600 / 621 km58.31°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1962-047
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
18 Sept 1962
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY6NXPM2ZYWSB96GJH5

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1962-047; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

TIROS 6 — Launch 1962-047, 18 Sept 1962 | SatelliteIndex