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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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

129 kg wet, 129 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-07-12 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

CYL, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TIROS 3
1   162U 61017A   26308.36671091 -.00000014  00000-0  42072-4 0  9991
2   162  47.8984  91.3097 0044009 206.8913 152.9698 14.45433065412053

Epoch: 2026-11-04T08:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T08:48:03.822Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-84.32232°

Altitude

768.847 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 05m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

11:46:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

773.02 km

Perigee altitude

710.353 km

Semi-major axis

7,119.823 km

Eccentricity

0.0044

Inclination

47.8984°

RAAN

91.3097°

Arg. of periapsis

206.8913°

True anomaly

153.19787°

Mean anomaly

152.9698°

Eccentric anomaly

153.08395°

Mean motion

3.61276 °/min

Orbital period

99.65 mins

BSTAR

0.000042072

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

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 167

DELTA 1 R/B, 165 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 166 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-11-04 15:50:55.143Z	7.053° NNE	2026-11-04 15:50:55.143Z	7.053° NNE	34.13°	2026-11-04 15:54:55.143Z	60.433° ENE
8 mins	2026-11-04 17:31:55.143Z	309.591° NW	2026-11-04 17:35:55.143Z	24.118° NE	46.355°	2026-11-04 17:39:55.143Z	88.198° E
8 mins	2026-11-04 19:16:55.143Z	289.628° WNW	2026-11-04 19:19:55.143Z	236.732° WSW	57.929°	2026-11-04 19:24:55.143Z	138.754° SSE
7 mins	2026-11-05 11:30:55.143Z	178.781° S	2026-11-05 11:33:55.143Z	129.633° SE	28.274°	2026-11-05 11:37:55.143Z	79.21° E
9 mins	2026-11-05 13:13:55.143Z	248.427° W	2026-11-05 13:17:55.143Z	356.893° N	74.133°	2026-11-05 13:22:55.143Z	58.141° ENE
8 mins	2026-11-05 14:58:55.143Z	291.498° WNW	2026-11-05 15:02:55.143Z	358.023° N	36.43°	2026-11-05 15:06:55.143Z	55.539° ENE

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TIROS 3, 162

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T08:48:03.822Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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