TIROS 1, 29
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 1, 29 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 01 Apr 1960 UTC via a THOR ABLE II 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 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission status | Non-operational |
| Mission | Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 122 kg wet, 122 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.84 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 TIROS 1
1 00029U 60002B 24251.42282817 .00004202 00000-0 62013-3 0 9990
2 00029 48.3766 219.4265 0023250 359.9749 0.1159 14.76753709446317Epoch: 2024-09-07T10:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T10:08:52.353Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 80.2271° |
| Altitude | 623.642 km |
| Speed | 7.557 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 37m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 4.12789° |
| Longitude | -106.47116° |
| Altitude | 655.639 km |
| Speed | 7.523 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 36m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -18° 25' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:42:54 |
| Azimuth | 60.919° ENE |
| Elevation | -55.374° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 656.928 km |
| Perigee | 624.291 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,018.747 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.002325 |
| Inclination | 48.3766° |
| RAAN | 219.4265° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 359.9749° |
| True anomaly | 0.11644° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.1159° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 0.11617° |
| Mean motion | 3.69108 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00062013 |
| Period | 97.53 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1960 (1960-04-01 UTC)
| THOR ABLE R/B, 28 (Decayed) |
| TIROS 1, 29 |
| THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 101 (Decayed) |
| THOR ABLE DEB (YO), 115 |
TIROS 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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