Spacecraft information: TIROS 1

Launch Details
Launched 31 March 1960
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 29
COSPAR ID 1960-002B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 48.378°
Eccentricity 0.00223
RA ascending node 10.883 hr
Argument perigee 178.511°
Mean anomaly 181.588°
Orbital period 97.388 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Mar 2026, 06:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 625.2 km
Mean Altitude 640.8 km
Peak Altitude 656.5 km

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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