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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

29, 1960-002B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

122 kg wet, 122 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-04-01 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLE II

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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 18 hours ago

0 TIROS 1
1 00029U 60002B   25193.72489955  .00000204  00000-0  57119-4 0  9991
2 00029  48.3769 197.0720 0022986 247.7975 112.0499 14.78052198491908

Epoch: 2025-07-12T17:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T17:23:51.321Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

5.24978°

Altitude

641.93 km

Speed

7.535 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 08m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-41.10358°

Longitude

-48.67448°

Altitude

637.764 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 26m 04s

Apparent Declination

-41° 12' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:23:57

Azimuth

101.348° ESE

Elevation

-78.944°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

652.623 km

Perigee altitude

620.376 km

Semi-major axis

7,014.637 km

Eccentricity

0.0023

Inclination

48.3769°

RAAN

197.072°

Arg. of periapsis

247.7975°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

112.0499°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.69433 °/min

Orbital period

97.45 mins

BSTAR

0.000057119

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1960 (1960-04-01 UTC)

THOR ABLE R/B, 28 (Decayed)

THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 101 (Decayed)

THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 115

TIROS 1 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.
7 mins	2025-07-14 02:00:06.613Z	187.098° SSW	2025-07-14 02:03:06.613Z	142.208° SSE	23.5°	2025-07-14 02:07:06.613Z	81.031° E
7 mins	2025-07-14 03:42:06.613Z	251.793° W	2025-07-14 03:45:06.613Z	335.354° NNW	43.199°	2025-07-14 03:49:06.613Z	55.058° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-14 05:25:06.613Z	303.087° NW	2025-07-14 05:27:06.613Z	339.254° N	26.798°	2025-07-14 05:31:06.613Z	49.683° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-14 07:08:06.613Z	323.38° NNW	2025-07-14 07:10:06.613Z	2.912° NNE	28.544°	2025-07-14 07:14:06.613Z	73.428° E
7 mins	2025-07-14 08:50:06.613Z	302.514° NW	2025-07-14 08:53:06.613Z	103.372° ESE	44.466°	2025-07-14 08:57:06.613Z	120.629° SE
5 mins	2025-07-14 10:32:06.613Z	260.994° W	2025-07-14 10:34:06.613Z	230.706° WSW	18.233°	2025-07-14 10:37:06.613Z	186.515° SSW

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