TIROS 2, 63 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Public

TIROS 2, 63 was a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) that was launched on Wed, 23 Nov 1960 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 2 details

Identifier	63, 1960-016A
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	Unknown
Origin	GSFC (US)
Manufacturer	RCA/East Windsor
Mission	Decayed Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	TIROS, Unknown motor
Mass	122 kg wet, 122 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1960-11-23 (64 years ago)
Launch vehicle	THOR DELTA
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
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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Definitive object data

Latitude	Unknown
Longitude	Unknown
Altitude	Unknown
Speed	Unknown
True Right ascension	Unknown
True Declination	Unknown
Sunlit	N/A

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	Unknown
Perigee altitude	Unknown
Semi-major axis	Unknown
Eccentricity	Unknown
Inclination	Unknown
RAAN	Unknown
Arg. of periapsis	Unknown
True anomaly	Unknown
Mean anomaly	Unknown
Eccentric anomaly	Unknown
Mean motion	Unknown
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	Unknown