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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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A   26037.51843953  .00000149  00000-0  87686-4 0  9993
2 00162  47.8976 243.2770 0043540 142.1914 218.2051 14.45333194372878

Epoch: 2026-02-06T12:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T12:26:33.175Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-80.01639°

Altitude

765.649 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 13m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

18:11:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

773.016 km

Perigee altitude

711.013 km

Semi-major axis

7,120.151 km

Eccentricity

0.00435

Inclination

47.8976°

RAAN

243.277°

Arg. of periapsis

142.1914°

True anomaly

217.89784°

Mean anomaly

218.2051°

Eccentric anomaly

218.05134°

Mean motion

3.61251 °/min

Orbital period

99.65 mins

BSTAR

0.000087686

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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.
9 mins	2026-02-07 16:50:53.710Z	238.022° WSW	2026-02-07 16:55:53.710Z	62.691° ENE	43.883°	2026-02-07 16:59:53.710Z	60.245° ENE
8 mins	2026-02-07 18:36:53.710Z	288.866° WNW	2026-02-07 18:39:53.710Z	339.498° N	31.481°	2026-02-07 18:44:53.710Z	56.578° ENE
8 mins	2026-02-07 20:21:53.710Z	309.124° NW	2026-02-07 20:25:53.710Z	21.083° NNE	30.142°	2026-02-07 20:29:53.710Z	75.282° E
8 mins	2026-02-07 22:06:53.710Z	302.671° NW	2026-02-07 22:09:53.710Z	330.126° NNW	43.78°	2026-02-07 22:14:53.710Z	116.692° SE
6 mins	2026-02-07 23:51:53.710Z	262.799° W	2026-02-07 23:53:53.710Z	232.204° WSW	21.56°	2026-02-07 23:57:53.710Z	175.797° S

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TIROS 3, 162

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T12:26:33.175Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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