TIROS N

Launch Details
Launched 12 October 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category NOAA
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 11060
COSPAR ID 1978-096A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.489°
Eccentricity 0.00094
RA ascending node 11.451 hr
Argument perigee 310.362°
Mean anomaly 49.673°
Orbital period 101.467 min
Epoch of osculation 18 May 2025, 13:26

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 828.5 km
Mean Altitude 835.3 km
Peak Altitude 842.0 km

Orbital History

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Los Angeles

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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