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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
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
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, 1.07 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 TIROS 5
1   309U 62025A   25109.03488538  .00001400  00000-0  26071-3 0  9997
2   309  58.0911 338.1368 0189010  42.8093 318.7479 14.59927177319874
Epoch: 2025-04-19T00:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T00:50:14.096Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
118.19418°
Altitude
595.41 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 32m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-44.54576°
Longitude
-27.4229°
Altitude
839.875 km
Speed
7.363 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 37m 08s
Apparent Declination
-45° 37' 36"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:30:12
Azimuth
114.798° SE
Elevation
-68.603°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
826.559 km
Perigee altitude
559.259 km
Semi-major axis
7,071.046 km
Eccentricity
0.018901
Inclination
58.0911°
RAAN
338.1368°
Arg. of periapsis
42.8093°
True anomaly
317.29412°
Mean anomaly
318.7479°
Eccentric anomaly
318.0236°
Mean motion
3.65021 °/min
BSTAR
0.00026071
Orbital period
98.62 mins
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TIROS 5 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-04-20 00:19:43.485Z336.106° NNW2025-04-20 00:23:43.485Z45.884° ENE29.471°2025-04-20 00:27:43.485Z104.312° ESE
7 mins2025-04-20 02:02:43.485Z293.042° NW2025-04-20 02:05:43.485Z236.188° WSW31.038°2025-04-20 02:09:43.485Z172.508° S
6 mins2025-04-20 16:25:43.485Z175.73° S2025-04-20 16:28:43.485Z111.515° ESE25.805°2025-04-20 16:31:43.485Z63.736° ENE
6 mins2025-04-20 18:07:43.485Z265.279° W2025-04-20 18:10:43.485Z330.581° NNW27.339°2025-04-20 18:13:43.485Z22.077° NNE
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