TIROS 8, 00716
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 8, 00716 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 1963 UTC via a Thor Delta B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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 8 details
| NORAD ID | 00716 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Bus | Tiros |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 120 kg wet, 120 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.78 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 35.70087° |
| Longitude | -162.18998° |
| Altitude | 645.732 km |
| Speed | 7.547 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 28m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 02' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:33:42 |
| Azimuth | 2.208° NNE |
| Elevation | -50.024° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 676.966 km |
| Perigee | 635.502 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,034.371 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0029473 |
| Inclination | 58.4951° |
| RAAN | 71.0983° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 89.0528° |
| True anomaly | 271.05104° |
| Mean anomaly | 271.3887° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 271.21987° |
| Mean motion | 3.67879 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020148 |
| Period | 97.86 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T20:51:46.772Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 173.11493° |
| Altitude | 657.771 km |
| Speed | 7.53 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 44m 23s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 TIROS 8
1 00716U 63054A 24208.86929135 .00001072 00000-0 20148-3 0 9999
2 00716 58.4951 71.0983 0029473 89.0528 271.3887 14.71339390214040Epoch: 2024-07-26T20:51Z
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1963 (1963-12-21 UTC)
| TIROS 8, 716 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 717 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 720 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 736 (Decayed) |
| TIROS 8 DEB, 19396 |
TIROS 8 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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