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TIROS 3, 162

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIROS 3, 162 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC via a THOR DELTA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

162, 1961-017A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

129 kg wet, 129 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-07-12 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.07 m

Radar Cross Section

0.853 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A   25183.91125961  .00000016  00000-0  50529-4 0  9999
2 00162  47.8978 157.4012 0044542 297.8292  61.8091 14.45194765341258

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:52:12.83Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-91.83784°

Altitude

726.827 km

Speed

7.501 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 29m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.74421°

Longitude

-72.11486°

Altitude

741.763 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 55m 20s

Apparent Declination

-12° 15' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:24:03

Azimuth

274.666° WNW

Elevation

-24.779°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

774.186 km

Perigee altitude

710.752 km

Semi-major axis

7,120.606 km

Eccentricity

0.00445

Inclination

47.8978°

RAAN

157.4012°

Arg. of periapsis

297.8292°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

61.8091°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61217 °/min

Orbital period

99.66 mins

BSTAR

0.000050529

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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B, 165 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 166 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 167

TIROS 3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2025-07-03 04:51:40.286Z	298.602° NW	2025-07-03 04:56:40.286Z	11.964° NNE	29.833°	2025-07-03 05:00:40.286Z	66.578° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-03 06:37:40.286Z	307.355° NW	2025-07-03 06:41:40.286Z	35.638° NE	41.096°	2025-07-03 06:46:40.286Z	104.345° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-03 08:22:40.286Z	277.375° WNW	2025-07-03 08:25:40.286Z	224.101° SW	32.123°	2025-07-03 08:30:40.286Z	154.117° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-04 00:35:40.286Z	203.503° SW	2025-07-04 00:39:40.286Z	124.802° SE	33.854°	2025-07-04 00:43:40.286Z	71.771° E
9 mins	2025-07-04 02:19:40.286Z	263.451° W	2025-07-04 02:23:40.286Z	343.537° N	39.726°	2025-07-04 02:28:40.286Z	56.333° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-04 04:05:40.286Z	304.97° NW	2025-07-04 04:08:40.286Z	356.881° N	29.797°	2025-07-04 04:12:40.286Z	58.651° ENE

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