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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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A 25183.91125961 .00000016 00000-0 50529-4 0 9999
2 00162 47.8978 157.4012 0044542 297.8292 61.8091 14.45194765341258
Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:52:12.83Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-91.83784°
Altitude
726.827 km
Speed
7.501 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 29m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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Latitude
21.74421°
Longitude
-72.11486°
Altitude
741.763 km
Speed
7.487 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 55m 20s
Apparent Declination
-12° 15' 24"
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Local Sidereal Time
16:24:03
Azimuth
274.666° WNW
Elevation
-24.779°
Doppler factor
1
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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 | 2025-07-03 04:51:40.286Z | 298.602° NW | 2025-07-03 04:56:40.286Z | 11.964° NNE | 29.833° | 2025-07-03 05:00:40.286Z | 66.578° ENE |
9 mins | 2025-07-03 06:37:40.286Z | 307.355° NW | 2025-07-03 06:41:40.286Z | 35.638° NE | 41.096° | 2025-07-03 06:46:40.286Z | 104.345° ESE |
8 mins | 2025-07-03 08:22:40.286Z | 277.375° WNW | 2025-07-03 08:25:40.286Z | 224.101° SW | 32.123° | 2025-07-03 08:30:40.286Z | 154.117° SSE |
8 mins | 2025-07-04 00:35:40.286Z | 203.503° SW | 2025-07-04 00:39:40.286Z | 124.802° SE | 33.854° | 2025-07-04 00:43:40.286Z | 71.771° E |
9 mins | 2025-07-04 02:19:40.286Z | 263.451° W | 2025-07-04 02:23:40.286Z | 343.537° N | 39.726° | 2025-07-04 02:28:40.286Z | 56.333° ENE |
7 mins | 2025-07-04 04:05:40.286Z | 304.97° NW | 2025-07-04 04:08:40.286Z | 356.881° N | 29.797° | 2025-07-04 04:12:40.286Z | 58.651° ENE |
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