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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A 25258.51105859 .00000026 00000-0 53335-4 0 9991
2 00162 47.8990 178.1814 0044325 253.6673 105.9343 14.45229122352049
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:15:55.462Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
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. |
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9 mins | 2025-09-16 01:56:07.832Z | 304.822° NW | 2025-09-16 02:00:07.832Z | 358.631° N | 32.059° | 2025-09-16 02:05:07.832Z | 78.686° E |
9 mins | 2025-09-16 03:41:07.832Z | 299.76° NW | 2025-09-16 03:45:07.832Z | 295.014° NW | 44.525° | 2025-09-16 03:50:07.832Z | 122.06° SE |
6 mins | 2025-09-16 05:27:07.832Z | 259.168° W | 2025-09-16 05:29:07.832Z | 230.834° WSW | 19.814° | 2025-09-16 05:33:07.832Z | 180.175° SSW |
5 mins | 2025-09-16 19:57:07.832Z | 156.737° SSE | 2025-09-16 19:59:07.832Z | 130.995° SE | 16.211° | 2025-09-16 20:02:07.832Z | 95.067° ESE |
9 mins | 2025-09-16 21:39:07.832Z | 229.095° WSW | 2025-09-16 21:43:07.832Z | 121.943° SE | 43.878° | 2025-09-16 21:48:07.832Z | 62.377° ENE |
8 mins | 2025-09-16 23:24:07.832Z | 282.27° WNW | 2025-09-16 23:28:07.832Z | 359.672° N | 33.648° | 2025-09-16 23:32:07.832Z | 54.186° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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