In orbitDebris

TIROS 6 DEB

NORAD: 29006
COSPAR: 1962-047F

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S29006, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1962-09-18
Rocket: Thor Delta
Flight: Tiros 6
Mission name: Tiros F2
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1962 A PSI

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1962 A PSI, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1962-09-18
Period: 96.9 min
Inclination: 58.31°
Apogee: 618 km
Perigee: 603 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0046 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: TIROS 6 (NORAD 397)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris4 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit