TIROS 1, 29
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 1, 29 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 01 Apr 1960 UTC via a THOR ABLE II 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
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS, Unknown motor
Mass
122 kg wet, 122 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.07 m
Radar Cross Section
0.853 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TIROS 1
1 00029U 60002B 25128.41947345 .00000808 00000-0 13975-3 0 9998
2 00029 48.3767 147.0560 0022917 324.6538 35.2855 14.77949433482242Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:04:02.506Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
129.5553°
Altitude
623.064 km
Speed
7.556 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 48m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-35.70197°
Longitude
86.32213°
Altitude
631.508 km
Speed
7.551 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 26m 15s
Apparent Declination
-45° 27' 10"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:27:10
Azimuth
245.318° WSW
Elevation
-57.065°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1960 (1960-04-01 UTC)
TIROS 1 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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| 8 mins | 2025-05-09 05:47:31.984Z | 272.188° WNW | 2025-05-09 05:51:31.984Z | 332.829° NNW | 32.445° | 2025-05-09 05:55:31.984Z | 48.876° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-09 07:32:31.984Z | 321.537° NNW | 2025-05-09 07:34:31.984Z | 1.155° NNE | 25.664° | 2025-05-09 07:38:31.984Z | 62.235° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 09:14:31.984Z | 316.033° NNW | 2025-05-09 09:17:31.984Z | 34.124° NE | 37.139° | 2025-05-09 09:21:31.984Z | 97.508° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 10:56:31.984Z | 279.416° WNW | 2025-05-09 10:59:31.984Z | 208.784° SW | 33.528° | 2025-05-09 11:03:31.984Z | 150.176° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-10 02:48:31.984Z | 168.825° S | 2025-05-10 02:50:31.984Z | 131.195° SE | 22.24° | 2025-05-10 02:53:31.984Z | 85.6° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-10 04:28:31.984Z | 248.696° W | 2025-05-10 04:31:31.984Z | 289.295° WNW | 42.449° | 2025-05-10 04:36:31.984Z | 56.454° ENE |
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