| Name of the satellite | OGO 6 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | OGO-F POGO 3 03986 |
| COSPAR designation | 69-051A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Wilfred E. Scull |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-OSSA |
| Country or Space Agency | USA |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1969-051A |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 05-06-1969 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 12-10-1979 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 124 |
| Type of the orbits | LEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 413 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 1077 / 0.17 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 99.7 / 1.7 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 0 (Earth Oriented) |
| Eccentricity | 0.04658 |
| Inclination (°) | 82 |
| Observed regions | Polar regions |
| Observed waves | Whistler-mode waves |
| Name of the experiment | Triaxial Search-Coil Magnetometer |
| Name of the experiment | Whistler and Low-Frequency Electric Field Study |