TIROS 3, 162
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 3, 162 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC via a THOR DELTA 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 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission status | Non-operational |
| Mission | Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 129 kg wet, 129 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.83 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A 24251.54750901 .00001183 00000-0 37988-3 0 9990
2 00162 47.8992 73.7610 0043827 118.3898 242.1423 14.44814056298101Epoch: 2024-09-07T13:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T13:08:24.778Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -110.44639° |
| Altitude | 757.636 km |
| Speed | 7.469 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 55m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -47.64191° |
| Longitude | 167.10986° |
| Altitude | 786.939 km |
| Speed | 7.446 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 59m 49s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 44' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:32:00 |
| Azimuth | 125.105° SE |
| Elevation | -61.529° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 774.932 km |
| Perigee | 712.506 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,121.856 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0043827 |
| Inclination | 47.8992° |
| RAAN | 73.761° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 118.3898° |
| True anomaly | 241.69942° |
| Mean anomaly | 242.1423° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 241.92075° |
| Mean motion | 3.61122 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00037988 |
| Period | 99.69 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
| TIROS 3, 162 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 165 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 166 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 167 |
TIROS 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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