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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

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

129 kg wet, 129 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-06-19 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 TIROS 5
1   309U 62025A   26162.53439266  .00000237  00000-0  73497-4 0  9998
2   309  58.0904 240.5110 0177164 258.0436 100.0684 14.60657708381002

Epoch: 2026-06-11T12:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-11T12:49:31.525Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

148.25277°

Altitude

716.458 km

Speed

7.485 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 02m 02s

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

13:44:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

815.783 km

Perigee altitude

565.319 km

Semi-major axis

7,068.688 km

Eccentricity

0.01772

Inclination

58.0904°

RAAN

240.511°

Arg. of periapsis

258.0436°

True anomaly

102.05917°

Mean anomaly

100.0684°

Eccentric anomaly

101.06461°

Mean motion

3.65204 °/min

Orbital period

98.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000073497

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1962 (1962-06-19 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 313 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 6251 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 312

DELTA 1 R/B, 311 (Decayed)

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TIROS 5 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.
8 mins	2026-06-13 06:01:06.175Z	171.269° S	2026-06-13 06:05:06.175Z	117.135° SE	23.869°	2026-06-13 06:09:06.175Z	66.884° ENE
9 mins	2026-06-13 07:43:06.175Z	243.76° WSW	2026-06-13 07:47:06.175Z	323.845° NNW	39.49°	2026-06-13 07:52:06.175Z	34.354° NE
5 mins	2026-06-13 09:28:06.175Z	309.385° NW	2026-06-13 09:30:06.175Z	333.957° NNW	16.718°	2026-06-13 09:33:06.175Z	10.381° NNE
6 mins	2026-06-13 12:57:06.175Z	356.055° N	2026-06-13 12:59:06.175Z	22.453° NNE	18.496°	2026-06-13 13:03:06.175Z	70.591° E
9 mins	2026-06-13 14:38:06.175Z	323.5° NNW	2026-06-13 14:42:06.175Z	13.579° NNE	42.557°	2026-06-13 14:47:06.175Z	128.873° SE
5 mins	2026-06-13 16:22:06.175Z	272.177° WNW	2026-06-13 16:24:06.175Z	245.1° WSW	18.003°	2026-06-13 16:27:06.175Z	205.478° SW

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TIROS 5, 309

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-11T12:49:31.525Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1962 (1962-06-19 UTC)

TIROS 5 Visibility forecast

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