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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TIROS 3 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
Mass | 129 kg wet, 129 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 8 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A 24313.85497080 .00000916 00000-0 30377-3 0 9997
2 00162 47.8975 150.5887 0043809 20.5014 339.7625 14.44950011307117
Epoch: 2024-11-08T20:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-08T20:31:09.477Z)
Latitude | -0.00004° |
Longitude | 154.28187° |
Altitude | 713.251 km |
Speed | 7.516 km/s |
True Right ascension | 10h 02m 21s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -33.36862° |
Longitude | 116.45536° |
Altitude | 741.039 km |
Speed | 7.49 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 09h 52m 21s |
Apparent Declination | -43° 40' 60" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 00:50:52 |
Azimuth | 111.439° ESE |
Elevation | -56.922° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 774.471 km |
Perigee altitude | 712.075 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,121.41 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0043809 |
Inclination | 47.8975° |
RAAN | 150.5887° |
Arg. of periapsis | 20.5014° |
True anomaly | 339.58795° |
Mean anomaly | 339.7625° |
Eccentric anomaly | 339.67532° |
Mean motion | 3.61155 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00030377 |
Orbital period | 99.68 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
TIROS 3, 162 |
DELTA 1 R/B, 165 (Decayed) |
DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 166 (Decayed) |
DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 167 |
TIROS 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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5 mins | 2024-11-09 14:55:56.966Z | 167.32° S | 2024-11-09 14:57:56.966Z | 140.289° SSE | 17.906° | 2024-11-09 15:00:56.966Z | 97.719° ESE |
8 mins | 2024-11-09 16:38:56.966Z | 236.46° WSW | 2024-11-09 16:41:56.966Z | 222.052° SW | 44.373° | 2024-11-09 16:46:56.966Z | 60.674° ENE |
7 mins | 2024-11-09 18:23:56.966Z | 289.513° WNW | 2024-11-09 18:26:56.966Z | 344.338° N | 31.776° | 2024-11-09 18:30:56.966Z | 51.909° ENE |
8 mins | 2024-11-09 20:08:56.966Z | 310.16° NW | 2024-11-09 20:11:56.966Z | 358.138° N | 30.291° | 2024-11-09 20:16:56.966Z | 75.267° E |
8 mins | 2024-11-09 21:53:56.966Z | 303.474° NW | 2024-11-09 21:56:56.966Z | 341.853° N | 43.987° | 2024-11-09 22:01:56.966Z | 115.561° SE |
6 mins | 2024-11-09 23:38:56.966Z | 263.12° W | 2024-11-09 23:40:56.966Z | 232.246° WSW | 23.239° | 2024-11-09 23:44:56.966Z | 175.169° S |
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