United States Air ForceSM-65F AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Tiros-N
Launched
October 13, 1978
Image: NOAA
Summary
Tiros-N launched on an United States Air Force SM-65F Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 13, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 730th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 2,144th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th SM-65F Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tiros-N, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 871 km orbit inclined 98.9°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65F Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th SM-65F Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 730th launch26th this yearhumanity's 2,144th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiros-N · NORAD 11060 · 1978-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIROS N
- Object ID
- 1978-096A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-13 15:51:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10864732 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010387
- Inclination
- 98.9127°
- Ascending node
- 246.8431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.3878°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.7101°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 5 debris, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Tiros-N · NORAD 11060 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 467th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
108 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros-N launch?
Tiros-N launched on October 13, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros-N?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros-N?
SM-65F Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65F Atlas spec sheet
Where did Tiros-N launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Tiros-N reach?
Tiros-N, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 871 km orbit inclined 98.9°.
How many satellites did Tiros-N launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).