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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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 TIROS 5
1 00309U 62025A   26087.51800003  .00000501  00000-0  11476-3 0  9995
2 00309  58.0890 156.2579 0186071 153.3643 207.7095 14.60585805370043

Epoch: 2026-03-28T12:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T12:25:55.202Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

143.84079°

Altitude

809.632 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 25m 01s

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

13:02:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

822.316 km

Perigee altitude

559.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,068.92 km

Eccentricity

0.01861

Inclination

58.089°

RAAN

156.2579°

Arg. of periapsis

153.3643°

True anomaly

206.73811°

Mean anomaly

207.7095°

Eccentric anomaly

207.22182°

Mean motion

3.65186 °/min

Orbital period

98.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00011476

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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 (YO), 312

DELTA 1 R/B, 311 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 6251 (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.
6 mins	2026-03-29 08:23:01.661Z	282.657° WNW	2026-03-29 08:26:01.661Z	324.651° NNW	20.496°	2026-03-29 08:29:01.661Z	10.437° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-29 13:36:01.661Z	354.13° N	2026-03-29 13:38:01.661Z	39.022° NE	26.417°	2026-03-29 13:41:01.661Z	94.885° ESE
5 mins	2026-03-29 15:18:01.661Z	285.347° WNW	2026-03-29 15:20:01.661Z	238.968° WSW	28.787°	2026-03-29 15:23:01.661Z	177.34° S
7 mins	2026-03-30 05:39:01.661Z	176.114° S	2026-03-30 05:42:01.661Z	123.384° SE	29.669°	2026-03-30 05:46:01.661Z	62.238° ENE
7 mins	2026-03-30 07:21:01.661Z	259.633° W	2026-03-30 07:24:01.661Z	314.037° NW	32.415°	2026-03-30 07:28:01.661Z	25.121° NE

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TIROS 5, 309

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T12:25:55.202Z)

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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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