TIROS N

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TIROS N at a glance.

Uptime

17131

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: 101.464 minutes

Inclination: 98.4831 deg

SMA: 7206.097 km

Apoapsis: 835.238 km

Periapsis: 820.687 km

RAAN: 278.4817 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00100967

Argument of periapsis: 349.899 deg

Mean anomaly: 10.1983 deg

Mean motion: 14.19229294 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000288 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00015735628 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:52 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TIROS N

TLE line 1: 1 11060U 78096A 25249.95296152 .00000288 00000-0 15736-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 11060 98.4831 278.4817 0010097 349.8990 10.1983 14.19229294638573

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Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS N.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS N.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-13 06:34:59	0.0003117031	245.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-06 14:08:57	0.0001570039	237.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-24 11:37:45	0.0005396457	331.0 (m)	DEBRIS
REX 2	SSO	2024-06-01 21:14:55	0.0001016038	360.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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