Key statistics
Satellite TIROS 3 at a glance.
Uptime
23530
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
47.9
Latest
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: 99.634 minutes
Inclination: 47.8976 deg
SMA: 7119.198 km
Apoapsis: 772.594 km
Periapsis: 709.532 km
RAAN: 139.5226 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00442908
Argument of periapsis: 263.6409 deg
Mean anomaly: 95.9439 deg
Mean motion: 14.45293845 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000264 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011950459 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 3
TLE line 1: 1 00162U 61017A 25346.17486347 .00000264 00000-0 11950-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00162 47.8976 139.5226 0044291 263.6409 95.9439 14.45293845364726
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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