TIROS 9, 978
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 9, 978 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 22 Jan 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA C 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 9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS I, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 138 kg wet, 138 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 17 hours ago
0 TIROS 9
1 00978U 65004A 25002.36666040 .00000237 00000-0 30497-3 0 9997
2 00978 96.3995 45.4520 1158804 102.7689 270.5174 12.11074869647357Epoch: 2025-01-02T08:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T08:47:59.458Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 171.20765° |
| Altitude | 1,732.801 km |
| Speed | 6.968 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 01m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -2.12874° |
| Longitude | -8.67235° |
| Altitude | 1,382.661 km |
| Speed | 7.28 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 23m 48s |
| Apparent Declination | -19° 24' 18" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:22:26 |
| Azimuth | 322.805° NNW |
| Elevation | -65.62° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,556.824 km |
| Perigee altitude | 701.093 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,007.096 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.1158804 |
| Inclination | 96.3995° |
| RAAN | 45.452° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 102.7689° |
| True anomaly | 257.33878° |
| Mean anomaly | 270.5174° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 263.91535° |
| Mean motion | 3.02922 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00030497 |
| Orbital period | 118.84 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1965 (1965-01-22 UTC)
| TIROS 9, 978 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 979 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 1312 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 1313 |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 27720 |
TIROS 9 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 mins | 2025-01-03 02:43:10.781Z | 167.761° S | 2025-01-03 02:51:10.781Z | 225.982° WSW | 44.993° | 2025-01-03 02:56:10.781Z | 349.139° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-03 15:08:10.781Z | 23.431° NE | 2025-01-03 15:12:10.781Z | 119.001° SE | 40.511° | 2025-01-03 15:17:10.781Z | 177.846° S |
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