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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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
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:51:40.643Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1965 (1965-01-22 UTC)
TIROS 9 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. |
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23 mins | 2025-09-16 07:23:09.397Z | 9.135° NNE | 2025-09-16 07:36:09.397Z | 308.411° NW | 44.861° | 2025-09-16 07:46:09.397Z | 196.976° SSW |
16 mins | 2025-09-16 09:23:09.397Z | 350.331° N | 2025-09-16 09:31:09.397Z | 309.204° NW | 23.981° | 2025-09-16 09:39:09.397Z | 260.925° W |
18 mins | 2025-09-16 16:47:09.397Z | 103.42° ESE | 2025-09-16 16:55:09.397Z | 53.272° ENE | 26.934° | 2025-09-16 17:05:09.397Z | 4.252° NNE |
22 mins | 2025-09-16 18:41:09.397Z | 169.063° S | 2025-09-16 18:50:09.397Z | 241.381° WSW | 44.946° | 2025-09-16 19:03:09.397Z | 349.25° N |
16 mins | 2025-09-16 20:43:09.397Z | 242.223° WSW | 2025-09-16 20:50:09.397Z | 285.714° WNW | 21.743° | 2025-09-16 20:59:09.397Z | 329.313° NNW |
15 mins | 2025-09-17 05:17:09.397Z | 36.608° NE | 2025-09-17 05:24:09.397Z | 73.606° E | 20.95° | 2025-09-17 05:32:09.397Z | 123.671° SE |
7 mins | 2025-09-17 07:12:09.397Z | 10.797° NNE | 2025-09-17 07:19:09.397Z | 13.93° NNE | 35.652° | 2025-09-17 07:19:09.397Z | 13.93° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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