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 | 21 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.07 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.853 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 TIROS 3
1 00162U 61017A 25017.21050673 .00000222 00000-0 10846-3 0 9991
2 00162 47.8976 195.3255 0044218 313.3642 46.3571 14.45038356317144Epoch: 2025-01-17T05:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-17T05:03:07.781Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 2.66565° |
| Altitude | 720.557 km |
| Speed | 7.508 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 01m 18s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -29.55454° |
| Longitude | -32.02653° |
| Altitude | 718.839 km |
| Speed | 7.513 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 41m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -39° 26' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in partial shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 03:16:43 |
| Azimuth | 101.786° ESE |
| Elevation | -60.392° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 774.471 km |
| Perigee altitude | 711.494 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,121.12 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0044218 |
| Inclination | 47.8976° |
| RAAN | 195.3255° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 313.3642° |
| True anomaly | 46.72518° |
| Mean anomaly | 46.3571° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 46.541° |
| Mean motion | 3.61178 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010846 |
| Orbital period | 99.67 mins |
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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: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2025-01-18 12:44:10.434Z | 151.3° SSE | 2025-01-18 12:46:10.434Z | 127.671° SE | 12.461° | 2025-01-18 12:48:10.434Z | 104.564° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-18 14:26:10.434Z | 220.452° SW | 2025-01-18 14:30:10.434Z | 115.228° SE | 40.908° | 2025-01-18 14:34:10.434Z | 65.767° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-18 16:11:10.434Z | 279.977° WNW | 2025-01-18 16:14:10.434Z | 338.27° N | 35.453° | 2025-01-18 16:19:10.434Z | 55.526° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-18 17:56:10.434Z | 306.988° NW | 2025-01-18 17:59:10.434Z | 353.522° N | 29.633° | 2025-01-18 18:04:10.434Z | 68.372° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-18 19:41:10.434Z | 308.066° NW | 2025-01-18 19:45:10.434Z | 49.642° ENE | 40.802° | 2025-01-18 19:49:10.434Z | 103.236° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-18 21:25:10.434Z | 282.373° WNW | 2025-01-18 21:29:10.434Z | 217.637° SW | 31.541° | 2025-01-18 21:33:10.434Z | 158.762° S |
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