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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS, Unknown motor
Mass
129 kg wet, 129 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
CYL, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A 26271.24533989 -.00000035 00000-0 36452-4 0 9998
2 00162 47.8981 260.1709 0043239 48.9148 311.5467 14.45421947406680Epoch: 2026-09-28T05:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T05:53:17.366Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
164.82103°
Altitude
720.612 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 20m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:33:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
772.509 km
Perigee altitude
710.937 km
Semi-major axis
7,119.86 km
Eccentricity
0.00432
Inclination
47.8981°
RAAN
260.1709°
Arg. of periapsis
48.9148°
True anomaly
311.17454°
Mean anomaly
311.5467°
Eccentric anomaly
311.36075°
Mean motion
3.61273 °/min
Orbital period
99.65 mins
BSTAR
0.000036452
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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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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| 8 mins | 2026-09-29 01:58:12.839Z | 211.351° SW | 2026-09-29 02:02:12.839Z | 136.988° SSE | 48.169° | 2026-09-29 02:06:12.839Z | 70.812° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-29 03:43:12.839Z | 270.973° WNW | 2026-09-29 03:46:12.839Z | 328.296° NNW | 49.696° | 2026-09-29 03:51:12.839Z | 54.926° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-29 05:28:12.839Z | 303.793° NW | 2026-09-29 05:31:12.839Z | 350.635° N | 32.494° | 2026-09-29 05:36:12.839Z | 64.529° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-29 07:13:12.839Z | 310.476° NW | 2026-09-29 07:17:12.839Z | 40.623° NE | 49.223° | 2026-09-29 07:21:12.839Z | 95.251° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-29 08:57:12.839Z | 288.013° WNW | 2026-09-29 09:01:12.839Z | 215.17° SW | 48.498° | 2026-09-29 09:05:12.839Z | 148.323° SSE |
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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