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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

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

120 kg wet, 120 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-21 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 TIROS 8
1 00716U 63054A   25335.52619883  .00000604  00000-0  12280-3 0  9998
2 00716  58.4955  48.4369 0023577  22.6772 337.5304 14.72869907286594

Epoch: 2025-12-01T12:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T12:37:43.578Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

148.38088°

Altitude

638.028 km

Speed

7.548 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 13m 44s

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

06:14:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

667.933 km

Perigee altitude

634.786 km

Semi-major axis

7,029.496 km

Eccentricity

0.00236

Inclination

58.4955°

RAAN

48.4369°

Arg. of periapsis

22.6772°

True anomaly

337.42686°

Mean anomaly

337.5304°

Eccentric anomaly

337.47866°

Mean motion

3.68262 °/min

Orbital period

97.76 mins

BSTAR

0.0001228

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1963 (1963-12-21 UTC)

TIROS 8 DEB, 19396

DELTA 1 R/B, 717 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 720

DELTA 1 DEB, 736 (Decayed)

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TIROS 8 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.
5 mins	2025-12-02 13:34:09.032Z	6.082° NNE	2025-12-02 13:36:09.032Z	40.547° NE	19.172°	2025-12-02 13:39:09.032Z	80.688° E
8 mins	2025-12-02 15:14:09.032Z	313.856° NW	2025-12-02 15:17:09.032Z	269.935° W	43.503°	2025-12-02 15:22:09.032Z	146.239° SSE
8 mins	2025-12-03 07:09:09.032Z	228.914° WSW	2025-12-03 07:12:09.032Z	264.85° W	42.444°	2025-12-03 07:17:09.032Z	38.003° NE

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TIROS 8, 716

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T12:37:43.578Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1963 (1963-12-21 UTC)

TIROS 8 Visibility forecast

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