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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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 9
1 00978U 65004A 25186.42340206 -.00000019 00000-0 -15008-4 0 9992
2 00978 96.4005 139.9476 1159047 64.7925 306.8723 12.11109265669636
Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:09:41.937Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
63.86122°
Altitude
1,153.319 km
Speed
7.492 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 19m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
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Latitude
44.59916°
Longitude
57.80403°
Altitude
749.189 km
Speed
7.889 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 58m 43s
Apparent Declination
28° 41' 40"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:11:53
Azimuth
294.579° NW
Elevation
15.633°
Doppler factor
1
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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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12 mins | 2025-07-06 08:32:43.510Z | 43.274° NE | 2025-07-06 08:37:43.510Z | 103.409° ESE | 28.649° | 2025-07-06 08:44:43.510Z | 155.399° SSE |
12 mins | 2025-07-06 10:30:43.510Z | 344.31° N | 2025-07-06 10:34:43.510Z | 286.309° WNW | 34.814° | 2025-07-06 10:42:43.510Z | 219.255° SW |
6 mins | 2025-07-06 20:00:43.510Z | 116.159° SE | 2025-07-06 20:03:43.510Z | 69.059° E | 22.759° | 2025-07-06 20:06:43.510Z | 21.955° NNE |
6 mins | 2025-07-06 21:58:43.510Z | 225.093° WSW | 2025-07-06 22:01:43.510Z | 272.348° WNW | 21.5° | 2025-07-06 22:04:43.510Z | 316.217° NNW |
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