Key statistics
Satellite TIROS 9 at a glance.
Uptime
22240
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
96.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIROS 9.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIROS 9
International designator: 1965-004A
Object number (NORAD): 978
Object ID (CCSDS): 978
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 118.898 minutes
Inclination: 96.4012 deg
SMA: 8009.566 km
Apoapsis: 2559.341 km
Periapsis: 703.522 km
RAAN: 222.1133 deg
Eccentricy: 0.11585019
Argument of periapsis: 79.2452 deg
Mean anomaly: 293.6649 deg
Mean motion: 12.11125813 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000007 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000016421406 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, 6:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 9
TLE line 1: 1 00978U 65004A 25346.27277507 .00000007 00000-0 16421-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00978 96.4012 222.1133 1158502 79.2452 293.6649 12.11125813688986
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 9.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS 9.
Associated space launch
The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
TIROS 9 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta C | Tiros 9’, on board a Thor Delta C space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1965, 7:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Delta C | Tiros 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Failure
Launch date: Jan. 22, 1965, 7:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta C
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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