Key statistics
Satellite TIROS 8 at a glance.
Uptime
22419
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
58.5
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIROS 8.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIROS 8
International designator: 1963-054A
Object number (NORAD): 716
Object ID (CCSDS): 716
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.792 minutes
Inclination: 58.4933 deg
SMA: 7031.2 km
Apoapsis: 673.203 km
Periapsis: 632.926 km
RAAN: 96.9692 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0028642
Argument of periapsis: 95.4525 deg
Mean anomaly: 264.9783 deg
Mean motion: 14.72511226 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000784 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015162 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 10:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 8
TLE line 1: 1 00716U 63054A 25127.92609752 .00000784 00000-0 15162-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00716 58.4933 96.9692 0028642 95.4525 264.9783 14.72511226256015
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 8.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS 8.
Associated space launch
The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 24 also carried the RM 5 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.
TIROS 8 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26’, on board a Thor SLV-2A Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 21, 1963, 9:45 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 21, 1963, 9:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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