Key statistics
Satellite TIROS N at a glance.
Uptime
17010
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIROS N.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIROS N
International designator: 1978-096A
Object number (NORAD): 11060
Object ID (CCSDS): 11060
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.467 minutes
Inclination: 98.49 deg
SMA: 7206.267 km
Apoapsis: 835.238 km
Periapsis: 821.025 km
RAAN: 162.3001 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009861
Argument of periapsis: 341.1041 deg
Mean anomaly: 18.9768 deg
Mean motion: 14.19179342 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000235 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013231 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIROS N
TLE line 1: 1 11060U 78096A 25128.68952606 .00000235 00000-0 13231-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 11060 98.4900 162.3001 0009861 341.1041 18.9768 14.19179342621370
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS N.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS N.
Associated space launch
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
TIROS N was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F | Tiros-N’, on board a Atlas F space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 13, 1978, 11:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas F | Tiros-N
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 13, 1978, 11:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas F
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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