Key statistics
Satellite TIROS 3 at a glance.
Uptime
23432
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
47.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIROS 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIROS 3
International designator: 1961-017A
Object number (NORAD): 162
Object ID (CCSDS): 162
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.638 minutes
Inclination: 47.8982 deg
SMA: 7119.425 km
Apoapsis: 772.695 km
Periapsis: 709.884 km
RAAN: 221.8811 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00441122
Argument of periapsis: 213.5069 deg
Mean anomaly: 146.3031 deg
Mean motion: 14.45224786 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096164296 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 9:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 3
TLE line 1: 1 00162U 61017A 25248.90103745 .00000180 00000-0 96164-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00162 47.8982 221.8811 0044112 213.5069 146.3031 14.45224786350650
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS 3.
Associated space launch
TIROS 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta DM-19 | Tiros-3’, on board a Delta DM-19 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 12, 1961, 10:25 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta DM-19 | Tiros-3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 12, 1961, 10:25 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta DM-19
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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