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). 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
15 hours 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
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.07 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 TIROS 8
1 00716U 63054A 25181.90085451 .00000197 00000-0 60257-4 0 9992
2 00716 58.4941 257.1921 0024331 151.4087 208.8292 14.72585551263963Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:37:13.829Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
13.68042°
Altitude
669.241 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 08m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
38.79177°
Longitude
40.72743°
Altitude
661.118 km
Speed
7.529 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 49m 00s
Apparent Declination
2° 46' 33"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:08:41
Azimuth
296.26° NW
Elevation
-24.047°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1963 (1963-12-21 UTC)
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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-07-01 14:25:54.685Z | 342.209° N | 2025-07-01 14:28:54.685Z | 47.207° ENE | 31.556° | 2025-07-01 14:32:54.685Z | 109.592° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-01 16:07:54.685Z | 279.08° WNW | 2025-07-01 16:09:54.685Z | 238.084° WSW | 26.033° | 2025-07-01 16:12:54.685Z | 185.465° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 06:21:54.685Z | 175.156° S | 2025-07-02 06:23:54.685Z | 135.664° SSE | 30.213° | 2025-07-02 06:27:54.685Z | 61.344° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 08:02:54.685Z | 267.165° W | 2025-07-02 08:05:54.685Z | 327.823° NNW | 28.718° | 2025-07-02 08:08:54.685Z | 19.072° NNE |
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