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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
716, 1963-054A
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)
1963-12-21 (61 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR DELTA B
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
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   25114.61860444  .00000949  00000-0  17743-3 0  9995
2 00716  58.4927 146.2221 0028594  82.2046 278.2238 14.72480103254057
Epoch: 2025-04-24T14:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T14:50:47.423Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
70.63704°
Altitude
651.76 km
Speed
7.534 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 44m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-24.61588°
Longitude
-96.80556°
Altitude
672.464 km
Speed
7.514 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 35m 59s
Apparent Declination
-75° 07' 35"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:51:07
Azimuth
168.939° S
Elevation
-28.169°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
672.704 km
Perigee altitude
632.497 km
Semi-major axis
7,030.737 km
Eccentricity
0.0028594
Inclination
58.4927°
RAAN
146.2221°
Arg. of periapsis
82.2046°
True anomaly
277.89934°
Mean anomaly
278.2238°
Eccentric anomaly
278.06159°
Mean motion
3.68164 °/min
BSTAR
0.00017743
Orbital period
97.78 mins
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TIROS 8 Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-04-26 02:50:08.808Z156.978° SSE2025-04-26 02:53:08.808Z110.582° ESE17.986°2025-04-26 02:55:08.808Z81.404° E
7 mins2025-04-26 04:30:08.808Z240.317° WSW2025-04-26 04:33:08.808Z289.841° WNW38.336°2025-04-26 04:37:08.808Z30.227° NE
7 mins2025-04-26 11:22:08.808Z336.09° NNW2025-04-26 11:25:08.808Z54.029° ENE37.486°2025-04-26 11:29:08.808Z119.517° SE
5 mins2025-04-26 13:04:08.808Z271.141° WNW2025-04-26 13:06:08.808Z236.536° WSW19.9°2025-04-26 13:09:08.808Z193.633° SSW
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