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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
Flag of USUS
Related business
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, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.853 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A   25258.51105859  .00000026  00000-0  53335-4 0  9991
2 00162  47.8990 178.1814 0044325 253.6673 105.9343 14.45229122352049
Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:15:55.462Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-0.51437°
Altitude
750.376 km
Speed
7.476 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 52m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:05:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
773.917 km
Perigee altitude
710.794 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.493 km
Eccentricity
0.00443
Inclination
47.899°
RAAN
178.1814°
Arg. of periapsis
253.6673°
True anomaly
106.42196°
Mean anomaly
105.9343°
Eccentric anomaly
106.17821°
Mean motion
3.61225 °/min
Orbital period
99.66 mins
BSTAR
0.000053335
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