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    TIROS 9
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 21 January 1965 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 978 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1965-004A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 96.404° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.11580 | 
| RA ascending node | 13.302 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 174.167° | 
| Mean anomaly | 187.435° | 
| Orbital period | 118.898 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 07:43 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 711.0 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1638.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 2566.1 km | 
Orbital History
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