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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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

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

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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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.
5 mins	2025-07-18 19:28:46.411Z	102.694° ESE	2025-07-18 19:30:46.411Z	72.184° E	18.106°	2025-07-18 19:33:46.411Z	27.332° NE
5 mins	2025-07-18 21:26:46.411Z	228.542° WSW	2025-07-18 21:28:46.411Z	268.79° W	24.61°	2025-07-18 21:31:46.411Z	318.893° NNW
16 mins	2025-07-19 07:47:46.411Z	42.18° NE	2025-07-19 07:53:46.411Z	93.881° ESE	27.69°	2025-07-19 08:03:46.411Z	152.073° SSE
18 mins	2025-07-19 09:44:46.411Z	359.967° N	2025-07-19 09:50:46.411Z	297.694° NW	41.932°	2025-07-19 10:02:46.411Z	207.564° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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