Spacecraft information: TIROS 8

Launch Details
Launched 20 December 1963
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 716
COSPAR ID 1963-054A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 58.492°
Eccentricity 0.00175
RA ascending node 9.010 hr
Argument perigee 211.930°
Mean anomaly 148.068°
Orbital period 97.750 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2026, 11:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 645.9 km
Mean Altitude 658.2 km
Peak Altitude 670.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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