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TIROS 9, 978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIROS 9, 978 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 22 Jan 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
978, 1965-004A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
TIROS I, Unknown motor
Mass
138 kg wet, 138 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-01-22 (61 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR DELTA C
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 TIROS 9
1 00978U 65004A   25258.53588708  .00000040  00000-0  78521-4 0  9996
2 00978  96.4027 177.0150 1156424 268.8923  77.9733 12.11116893678365
Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:51:40.643Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-10.64347°
Altitude
1,546.513 km
Speed
7.132 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 48m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:00:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,554.712 km
Perigee altitude
702.835 km
Semi-major axis
8,006.911 km
Eccentricity
0.11564
Inclination
96.4027°
RAAN
177.015°
Arg. of periapsis
268.8923°
True anomaly
91.21674°
Mean anomaly
77.9733°
Eccentric anomaly
84.56938°
Mean motion
3.02932 °/min
Orbital period
118.84 mins
BSTAR
0.000078521
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