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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

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 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

0°

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

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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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.
8 mins	2025-04-26 02:13:44.567Z	213.812° SW	2025-04-26 02:17:44.567Z	142.093° SSE	37.797°	2025-04-26 02:21:44.567Z	70.596° E
8 mins	2025-04-26 03:58:44.567Z	271.409° WNW	2025-04-26 04:01:44.567Z	322.681° NNW	36.63°	2025-04-26 04:06:44.567Z	54.409° ENE
8 mins	2025-04-26 05:43:44.567Z	302.614° NW	2025-04-26 05:47:44.567Z	10.249° NNE	28.817°	2025-04-26 05:51:44.567Z	64.175° ENE
8 mins	2025-04-26 07:28:44.567Z	308.597° NW	2025-04-26 07:32:44.567Z	31.701° NE	38.793°	2025-04-26 07:36:44.567Z	96.132° ESE
8 mins	2025-04-26 09:13:44.567Z	282.081° WNW	2025-04-26 09:16:44.567Z	225.5° WSW	35.662°	2025-04-26 09:21:44.567Z	147.949° SSE

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