TIROS 5, 00309
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 5, 00309 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TIROS 5 details
| NORAD ID | 00309 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Bus | Tiros |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 129 kg wet, 129 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.82 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -50.39348° |
| Longitude | -140.09653° |
| Altitude | 834.627 km |
| Speed | 7.372 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 37m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -45° 19' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:29:08 |
| Azimuth | 195.858° SSW |
| Elevation | -84.361° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 832.626 km |
| Perigee | 561.037 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,074.968 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0191936 |
| Inclination | 58.0883° |
| RAAN | 234.7594° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 36.3509° |
| True anomaly | 323.75251° |
| Mean anomaly | 325.038° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 324.3978° |
| Mean motion | 3.64717 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017375 |
| Period | 98.71 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T19:47:37.281Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -7.14047° |
| Altitude | 588.276 km |
| Speed | 7.626 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 39m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 TIROS 5
1 00309U 62025A 24208.82473705 .00000839 00000-0 17375-3 0 9995
2 00309 58.0883 234.7594 0191936 36.3509 325.0380 14.58713629281014Epoch: 2024-07-26T19:47Z
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1962 (1962-06-19 UTC)
| TIROS 5, 309 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 311 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 312 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 313 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 6251 (Decayed) |
TIROS 5 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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