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 58.493°
Eccentricity 0.00239
RA ascending node 16.476 hr
Argument perigee 154.492°
Mean anomaly 205.731°
Orbital period 97.787 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Jul 2025, 14:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 643.1 km
Mean Altitude 660.0 km
Peak Altitude 676.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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