Spacecraft information: 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 96.395°
Eccentricity 0.11570
RA ascending node 18.374 hr
Argument perigee 213.915°
Mean anomaly 138.246°
Orbital period 118.896 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 10:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 711.8 km
Mean Altitude 1638.5 km
Peak Altitude 2565.2 km

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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