TIROS 8, 716
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 8, 716 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 1963 UTC via a THOR DELTA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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 8 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 120 kg wet, 120 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 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 8
1 716U 63054A 25002.23554158 .00002667 00000-0 45000-3 0 9997
2 716 58.4933 202.0125 0016073 304.9776 54.9753 14.72090647258584Epoch: 2025-01-02T05:39Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T05:39:10.792Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 15.10012° |
| Altitude | 649.344 km |
| Speed | 7.537 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 28m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 34.78867° |
| Longitude | 168.18715° |
| Altitude | 668.511 km |
| Speed | 7.521 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 17m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 31' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:31:16 |
| Azimuth | 60.785° ENE |
| Elevation | -30.966° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 665.143 km |
| Perigee altitude | 642.538 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,031.977 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0016073 |
| Inclination | 58.4933° |
| RAAN | 202.0125° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 304.9776° |
| True anomaly | 55.1263° |
| Mean anomaly | 54.9753° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 55.05078° |
| Mean motion | 3.68067 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00045 |
| Orbital period | 97.81 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1963 (1963-12-21 UTC)
| TIROS 8, 716 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 717 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 720 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 736 (Decayed) |
| TIROS 8 DEB, 19396 |
TIROS 8 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2025-01-02 22:28:17.947Z | 347.013° N | 2025-01-02 22:31:17.947Z | 53.601° ENE | 29.945° | 2025-01-02 22:34:17.947Z | 101.685° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-03 00:09:17.947Z | 291.093° WNW | 2025-01-03 00:12:17.947Z | 233.174° WSW | 29.011° | 2025-01-03 00:16:17.947Z | 173.839° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-03 14:24:17.947Z | 171.551° S | 2025-01-03 14:26:17.947Z | 134.281° SE | 27.891° | 2025-01-03 14:30:17.947Z | 63.457° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-03 16:05:17.947Z | 263.868° W | 2025-01-03 16:08:17.947Z | 327.67° NNW | 30.493° | 2025-01-03 16:12:17.947Z | 26.88° NE |
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