TIROS 9, 00978
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 9, 00978 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Jan 1965 UTC via a Thor Delta C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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 9 details
| NORAD ID | 00978 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Bus | Tiros I |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 138 kg wet, 138 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.8 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -34.29097° |
| Longitude | 170.2972° |
| Altitude | 2,039.375 km |
| Speed | 6.71 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 49m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | -63° 00' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:12:53 |
| Azimuth | 147.649° SSE |
| Elevation | -32.472° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 2,557.237 km |
| Perigee | 701.062 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,007.286 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1159054 |
| Inclination | 96.4122° |
| RAAN | 323.3025° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 88.1356° |
| True anomaly | 271.97395° |
| Mean anomaly | 285.1786° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 278.6126° |
| Mean motion | 3.02911 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00011687 |
| Period | 118.85 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T14:11:48.395Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 165.58618° |
| Altitude | 1,495.514 km |
| Speed | 7.178 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 33m 12s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 TIROS 9
1 00978U 65004A 24208.59153236 .00000087 00000-0 11687-3 0 9990
2 00978 96.4122 323.3025 1159054 88.1356 285.1786 12.11031683628014Epoch: 2024-07-26T14:11Z
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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1965 (1965-01-22 UTC)
| TIROS 9, 978 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 979 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 1312 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 1313 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 27720 |
TIROS 9 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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