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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
8 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 8 hours ago
0 TIROS 5
1   309U 62025A   25183.80950090  .00000367  00000-0  94143-4 0  9998
2   309  58.0904  63.5209 0188111 143.0074 218.4099 14.60055168330795
Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:25:40.877Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-148.98472°
Altitude
799.547 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 14m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
6.93879°
Longitude
-145.92485°
Altitude
786.936 km
Speed
7.412 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 01m 49s
Apparent Declination
-15° 04' 60"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:26:11
Azimuth
340.074° N
Elevation
-63.975°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.502 km
Perigee altitude
559.49 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.633 km
Eccentricity
0.01881
Inclination
58.0904°
RAAN
63.5209°
Arg. of periapsis
143.0074°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
218.4099°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.65053 °/min
Orbital period
98.62 mins
BSTAR
0.000094143
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TIROS 5 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-07-03 16:54:58.307Z166.139° S2025-07-03 16:58:58.307Z114.468° SE19.23°2025-07-03 17:01:58.307Z75.282° E
8 mins2025-07-03 18:36:58.307Z238.311° WSW2025-07-03 18:40:58.307Z339.945° N40.32°2025-07-03 18:44:58.307Z34.921° NE
4 mins2025-07-03 20:21:58.307Z311.308° NW2025-07-03 20:23:58.307Z339.141° N14.088°2025-07-03 20:25:58.307Z5.716° NNE
6 mins2025-07-04 01:32:58.307Z337.35° NNW2025-07-04 01:34:58.307Z31.798° NE38.063°2025-07-04 01:38:58.307Z120.726° SE
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