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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
22 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)
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 22 hours ago
0 TIROS 1
1 00029U 60002B   25184.46343000  .00000275  00000-0  66703-4 0  9999
2 00029  48.3774 241.0369 0022737 208.6230 151.3436 14.78042838490532
Epoch: 2025-07-03T11:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T11:07:20.352Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
152.47226°
Altitude
649.877 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 04m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-40.95896°
Longitude
18.17842°
Altitude
634.521 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 05m 03s
Apparent Declination
-41° 16' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:08:03
Azimuth
101.61° ESE
Elevation
-77.981°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
652.478 km
Perigee altitude
620.58 km
Semi-major axis
7,014.666 km
Eccentricity
0.00227
Inclination
48.3774°
RAAN
241.0369°
Arg. of periapsis
208.623°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
151.3436°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.6943 °/min
Orbital period
97.45 mins
BSTAR
0.000066703
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TIROS 1 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-04 10:11:58.196Z305.74° NW2025-07-04 10:15:58.196Z11.204° NNE25.654°2025-07-04 10:18:58.196Z59.077° ENE
7 mins2025-07-04 11:54:58.196Z310.947° NW2025-07-04 11:57:58.196Z6.333° NNE38.248°2025-07-04 12:01:58.196Z98.551° ESE
7 mins2025-07-04 13:36:58.196Z281.206° WNW2025-07-04 13:39:58.196Z226.909° WSW30.737°2025-07-04 13:43:58.196Z156.655° SSE
6 mins2025-07-05 05:28:58.196Z178.183° S2025-07-05 05:30:58.196Z141.276° SSE25.1°2025-07-05 05:34:58.196Z79.324° E
7 mins2025-07-05 07:09:58.196Z254.931° W2025-07-05 07:12:58.196Z339.624° N42.389°2025-07-05 07:16:58.196Z54.449° ENE
6 mins2025-07-05 08:52:58.196Z304.673° NW2025-07-05 08:54:58.196Z340.845° N26.396°2025-07-05 08:58:58.196Z50.43° ENE
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