Spacecraft information: TIROS 3

Launch Details
Launched 11 July 1961
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 162
COSPAR ID 1961-017A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 47.899°
Eccentricity 0.00433
RA ascending node 18.586 hr
Argument perigee 83.325°
Mean anomaly 277.257°
Orbital period 99.628 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Apr 2026, 20:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 717.1 km
Mean Altitude 747.9 km
Peak Altitude 778.8 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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