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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
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
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 (60 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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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TIROS 9
1   978U 65004A   25198.40096749 -.00000081  00000-0 -89526-4 0  9998
2   978  96.4014 146.1010 1158914  38.9322 328.9675 12.11110726671498
Epoch: 2025-07-17T09:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T09:37:23.591Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
66.28539°
Altitude
872.044 km
Speed
7.761 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 44m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-72.21434°
Longitude
-133.55366°
Altitude
2,361.544 km
Speed
6.45 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 44m 23s
Apparent Declination
-73° 31' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:34:18
Azimuth
194.678° SSW
Elevation
-53.009°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,556.736 km
Perigee altitude
700.865 km
Semi-major axis
8,006.937 km
Eccentricity
0.11589
Inclination
96.4014°
RAAN
146.101°
Arg. of periapsis
38.9322°
True anomaly
321.18178°
Mean anomaly
328.9675°
Eccentric anomaly
325.17559°
Mean motion
3.02931 °/min
Orbital period
118.84 mins
BSTAR
-0.000089526
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