TIROS 8, 716
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 8, 716 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
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 120 kg wet, 120 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 1 day ago
0 TIROS 8
1 00716U 63054A 25022.47350369 .00001719 00000-0 30014-3 0 9999
2 00716 58.4946 127.1570 0018534 337.4045 22.6176 14.72157124240488Epoch: 2025-01-22T11:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-22T11:21:50.718Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | -165.36923° |
| Altitude | 643.58 km |
| Speed | 7.543 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 28m 37s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -12.24345° |
| Longitude | 17.82719° |
| Altitude | 668.618 km |
| Speed | 7.517 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 40m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -45° 02' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:09:34 |
| Azimuth | 124.514° SE |
| Elevation | -31.823° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 666.661 km |
| Perigee altitude | 640.596 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,031.766 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018534 |
| Inclination | 58.4946° |
| RAAN | 127.157° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 337.4045° |
| True anomaly | 22.69945° |
| Mean anomaly | 22.6176° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 22.65851° |
| Mean motion | 3.68084 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00030014 |
| Orbital period | 97.8 mins |
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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: 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-01-23 17:14:05.425Z | 310.286° NW | 2025-01-23 17:18:05.425Z | 255.705° W | 39.141° | 2025-01-23 17:23:05.425Z | 155.709° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-24 07:31:05.425Z | 151.313° SSE | 2025-01-24 07:33:05.425Z | 119.974° SE | 18.429° | 2025-01-24 07:36:05.425Z | 76.656° E |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-24 09:11:05.425Z | 242.496° WSW | 2025-01-24 09:14:05.425Z | 313.112° NW | 39.586° | 2025-01-24 09:18:05.425Z | 31.965° NE |
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