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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
14 hours ago
Origin
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 14 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1   162U 61017A   25115.11764419  .00000341  00000-0  14185-3 0  9991
2   162  47.8979 110.2028 0043851   6.5765 353.5695 14.45154935356572
Epoch: 2025-04-25T02:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T02:49:24.458Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-145.52843°
Altitude
710.808 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 20m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
42.41998°
Longitude
-92.88727°
Altitude
727.581 km
Speed
7.506 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 14m 21s
Apparent Declination
3° 57' 60"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:39:01
Azimuth
8.83° NNE
Elevation
-45.753°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
773.825 km
Perigee altitude
711.375 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.737 km
Eccentricity
0.0043851
Inclination
47.8979°
RAAN
110.2028°
Arg. of periapsis
6.5765°
True anomaly
353.51291°
Mean anomaly
353.5695°
Eccentric anomaly
353.54124°
Mean motion
3.61207 °/min
BSTAR
0.00014185
Orbital period
99.67 mins
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8 mins2025-04-26 02:13:44.567Z213.812° SW2025-04-26 02:17:44.567Z142.093° SSE37.797°2025-04-26 02:21:44.567Z70.596° E
8 mins2025-04-26 03:58:44.567Z271.409° WNW2025-04-26 04:01:44.567Z322.681° NNW36.63°2025-04-26 04:06:44.567Z54.409° ENE
8 mins2025-04-26 05:43:44.567Z302.614° NW2025-04-26 05:47:44.567Z10.249° NNE28.817°2025-04-26 05:51:44.567Z64.175° ENE
8 mins2025-04-26 07:28:44.567Z308.597° NW2025-04-26 07:32:44.567Z31.701° NE38.793°2025-04-26 07:36:44.567Z96.132° ESE
8 mins2025-04-26 09:13:44.567Z282.081° WNW2025-04-26 09:16:44.567Z225.5° WSW35.662°2025-04-26 09:21:44.567Z147.949° SSE
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