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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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

122 kg wet, 122 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-04-01 (67 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLE II

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

CYL, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 TIROS 1
1    29U 60002B   26317.85770286  .00000586  00000-0  10715-3 0  9997
2    29  48.3793  33.2530 0022345 195.2700 164.7542 14.78937134564284

Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:35:05.527Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

31.50917°

Altitude

648.164 km

Speed

7.527 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 13m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:57:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

649.369 km

Perigee altitude

618.034 km

Semi-major axis

7,011.839 km

Eccentricity

0.00223

Inclination

48.3793°

RAAN

33.253°

Arg. of periapsis

195.27°

True anomaly

164.82135°

Mean anomaly

164.7542°

Eccentric anomaly

164.78779°

Mean motion

3.69654 °/min

Orbital period

97.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00010715

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

THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 115

THOR ABLE R/B, 28 (Decayed)

THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 101 (Decayed)

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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	2026-11-14 08:07:29.744Z	217.616° SW	2026-11-14 08:10:29.744Z	159.059° S	57.759°	2026-11-14 08:14:29.744Z	66.997° ENE
7 mins	2026-11-14 09:49:29.744Z	276.662° WNW	2026-11-14 09:52:29.744Z	330.719° NNW	40.52°	2026-11-14 09:56:29.744Z	48.445° ENE
7 mins	2026-11-14 11:32:29.744Z	309.83° NW	2026-11-14 11:35:29.744Z	1.379° NNE	28.268°	2026-11-14 11:39:29.744Z	61.438° ENE
7 mins	2026-11-14 13:15:29.744Z	317.877° NNW	2026-11-14 13:18:29.744Z	36.726° NE	45.793°	2026-11-14 13:22:29.744Z	95.951° ESE
6 mins	2026-11-14 14:57:29.744Z	280.103° WNW	2026-11-14 15:00:29.744Z	201.029° SSW	42.999°	2026-11-14 15:03:29.744Z	151.527° SSE

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TIROS 1, 29

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:35:05.527Z)

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Orbital elements

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