TIROS 1, 00029
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 1, 00029 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). 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 1 details
| NORAD ID | 00029 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Bus | Tiros |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 122 kg wet, 122 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.84 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -42.20095° |
| Longitude | 12.39094° |
| Altitude | 646.107 km |
| Speed | 7.539 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 56m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 29' 41" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:05:56 |
| Azimuth | 226.023° WSW |
| Elevation | -49.674° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 657.762 km |
| Perigee | 624.94 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,019.488 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0023379 |
| Inclination | 48.3797° |
| RAAN | 60.6957° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 179.6042° |
| True anomaly | 180.48702° |
| Mean anomaly | 180.4893° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 180.48816° |
| Mean motion | 3.6905 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0002053 |
| Period | 97.55 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T22:16:00.237Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 141.59859° |
| Altitude | 657.106 km |
| Speed | 7.522 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 02m 46s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 1
1 00029U 60002B 24208.92778053 .00001241 00000-0 20530-3 0 9997
2 00029 48.3797 60.6957 0023379 179.6042 180.4893 14.76519544440037Epoch: 2024-07-26T22:16Z
No data available
Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1960 (1960-04-01 UTC)
| THOR ABLE R/B, 28 (Decayed) |
| TIROS 1, 29 |
| THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 101 (Decayed) |
| THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 115 |
TIROS 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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