TIROS 9, 978
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 9, 978 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Jan 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TIROS 9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.07 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TIROS 9
1 978U 65004A 24291.44797655 .00000367 00000-0 49334-3 0 9996
2 978 96.4101 5.9271 1156852 269.0521 77.8112 12.11050423638444Epoch: 2024-10-17T10:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T10:45:05.173Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 178.22363° |
| Altitude | 1,544.171 km |
| Speed | 7.134 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 23m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -54.91993° |
| Longitude | -10.51914° |
| Altitude | 840.547 km |
| Speed | 7.801 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 21m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -47° 56' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:48:24 |
| Azimuth | 150.795° SSE |
| Elevation | -80.584° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 2,555.382 km |
| Perigee | 702.752 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,007.204 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1156852 |
| Inclination | 96.4101° |
| RAAN | 5.9271° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 269.0521° |
| True anomaly | 91.05705° |
| Mean anomaly | 77.8112° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 84.40793° |
| Mean motion | 3.02916 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00049334 |
| Period | 118.84 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1965 (1965-01-22 UTC)
| TIROS 9, 978 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 979 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 1312 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 1313 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 27720 |
TIROS 9 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mins | 2024-10-18 06:39:59.663Z | 217.197° SW | 2024-10-18 06:48:59.663Z | 277.884° WNW | 29.28° | 2024-10-18 06:59:59.663Z | 335.643° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-18 15:18:59.663Z | 47.745° ENE | 2024-10-18 15:23:59.663Z | 72.931° E | 13.933° | 2024-10-18 15:27:59.663Z | 95.073° ESE |
| 21 mins | 2024-10-18 17:11:59.663Z | 15.296° NNE | 2024-10-18 17:23:59.663Z | 92.364° ESE | 42.233° | 2024-10-18 17:32:59.663Z | 174.676° S |
| 19 mins | 2024-10-18 19:09:59.663Z | 357.774° N | 2024-10-18 19:19:59.663Z | 303.924° NW | 32.443° | 2024-10-18 19:28:59.663Z | 239.318° WSW |
| 14 mins | 2024-10-19 02:37:59.663Z | 80.577° E | 2024-10-19 02:43:59.663Z | 48.471° ENE | 19.145° | 2024-10-19 02:51:59.663Z | 10.861° NNE |
| 22 mins | 2024-10-19 04:28:59.663Z | 147.202° SSE | 2024-10-19 04:37:59.663Z | 79.913° E | 42.23° | 2024-10-19 04:50:59.663Z | 354.631° N |