TIROS 10

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TIROS 10 at a glance.

Uptime

22026

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 10.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TIROS 10

International designator: 1965-051A

Object number (NORAD): 1430

Object ID (CCSDS): 1430

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.897 minutes

Inclination: 98.4824 deg

SMA: 7131.716 km

Apoapsis: 793.88 km

Periapsis: 713.281 km

RAAN: 49.6804 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00565077

Argument of periapsis: 77.8394 deg

Mean anomaly: 282.9117 deg

Mean motion: 14.41490302 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000402 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013483197 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 10:18 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 10

TLE line 1: 1 01430U 65051A 25293.92927485 .00000402 00000-0 13483-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 01430 98.4824 49.6804 0056508 77.8394 282.9117 14.41490302161442

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 10.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS 10.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-08-03 23:50:17 0.0001620058 54.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-22 18:49:11 0.01069631 22.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-03-03 04:49:35 0.0001000835 649.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-21 01:26:33 0.0004848053 451.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-16 16:26:31 0.02918008 28.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.

TIROS 10 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta C | Tiros 10’, on board a Thor Delta C space rocket.

The launch took place on July 2, 1965, 4:07 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.

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Launch to space Thor Delta C | Tiros 10
Thor Delta C | Tiros 10

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 2, 1965, 4:07 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Delta C

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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