TIROS 5, 309
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 5, 309 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 19 Jun 1962 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 5 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 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 | 0.920 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 TIROS 5
1 00309U 62025A 24356.54661989 .00001633 00000-0 30680-3 0 9998
2 00309 58.0921 53.0284 0181403 237.1931 121.1514 14.59468290302574Epoch: 2024-12-21T13:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T13:07:07.958Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 125.649° |
| Altitude | 764.317 km |
| Speed | 7.437 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 32m 06s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -39.89468° |
| Longitude | -25.59865° |
| Altitude | 581.851 km |
| Speed | 7.637 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 46m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | -40° 12' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:02:38 |
| Azimuth | 264.492° W |
| Elevation | -81.56° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 822.689 km |
| Perigee altitude | 566.094 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,072.528 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0181403 |
| Inclination | 58.0921° |
| RAAN | 53.0284° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 237.1931° |
| True anomaly | 122.90947° |
| Mean anomaly | 121.1514° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 122.03252° |
| Mean motion | 3.64906 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0003068 |
| Orbital period | 98.66 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1962 (1962-06-19 UTC)
| TIROS 5, 309 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 311 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 312 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 313 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 6251 (Decayed) |
TIROS 5 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 05:41:07.417Z | 197.851° SSW | 2024-12-22 05:46:07.417Z | 124.99° SE | 37.39° | 2024-12-22 05:51:07.417Z | 52.896° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 07:25:07.417Z | 267.235° W | 2024-12-22 07:29:07.417Z | 333.166° NNW | 29.623° | 2024-12-22 07:33:07.417Z | 25.184° NE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-22 09:11:07.417Z | 327.846° NNW | 2024-12-22 09:12:07.417Z | 339.107° N | 13.242° | 2024-12-22 09:15:07.417Z | 12.484° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-22 12:38:07.417Z | 343.681° N | 2024-12-22 12:41:07.417Z | 25.463° NE | 24.046° | 2024-12-22 12:45:07.417Z | 84.695° E |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 14:20:07.417Z | 310.772° NW | 2024-12-22 14:24:07.417Z | 241.308° WSW | 42.133° | 2024-12-22 14:28:07.417Z | 153.439° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-23 04:43:07.417Z | 156.788° SSE | 2024-12-23 04:46:07.417Z | 114.152° SE | 21.881° | 2024-12-23 04:50:07.417Z | 67.982° E |
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