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TIROS 5, 309

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIROS 5, 309 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 19 Jun 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA 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
309, 1962-025A
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS, Unknown motor
Mass
129 kg wet, 129 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1962-06-19 (63 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR DELTA
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TIROS 5
1 00309U 62025A   25242.62501251  .00000458  00000-0  11008-3 0  9994
2 00309  58.0896 207.4978 0180178 224.1461 134.5070 14.60146585339388
Epoch: 2025-08-30T15:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T15:00:01.08Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
3.43665°
Altitude
784.527 km
Speed
7.415 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 49m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:32:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
819.593 km
Perigee altitude
564.809 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.338 km
Eccentricity
0.01802
Inclination
58.0896°
RAAN
207.4978°
Arg. of periapsis
224.1461°
True anomaly
135.95641°
Mean anomaly
134.507°
Eccentric anomaly
135.23399°
Mean motion
3.65076 °/min
Orbital period
98.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00011008
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