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
Orbit
Last TLE update
14 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.07 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 TIROS 5
1 00309U 62025A 25128.68793171 .00000772 00000-0 15894-3 0 9993
2 00309 58.0895 265.9629 0190240 69.1786 292.9504 14.59986409322745Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:30:37.299Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
151.55264°
Altitude
644.324 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 43m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-50.0359°
Longitude
101.6784°
Altitude
803.515 km
Speed
7.402 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 40m 39s
Apparent Declination
-84° 11' 40"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:09:15
Azimuth
187.229° SSW
Elevation
-41.884°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1962 (1962-06-19 UTC)
TIROS 5 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 10:43:19.671Z | 190.745° SSW | 2025-05-09 10:47:19.671Z | 115.457° SE | 30.199° | 2025-05-09 10:50:19.671Z | 61.605° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 12:27:19.671Z | 280.019° WNW | 2025-05-09 12:29:19.671Z | 324.167° NNW | 24.834° | 2025-05-09 12:32:19.671Z | 18.164° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-05-09 17:39:19.671Z | 4.776° NNE | 2025-05-09 17:41:19.671Z | 40.765° NE | 18.386° | 2025-05-09 17:43:19.671Z | 71.643° E |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 19:20:19.671Z | 311.623° NW | 2025-05-09 19:23:19.671Z | 248.385° W | 43.27° | 2025-05-09 19:27:19.671Z | 148.38° SSE |
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