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Launch · COSPAR 1963-054 · 21 Dec 1963

TIROS 8

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

3

Decayed

2

40% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
TIROS 87161963-054AUnknownLEO634 / 668 km58.49°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B7171963-054BDecayedLEO175 / 184 km58.45°05 Oct 1990—

Debris Debris · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 DEB7201963-054CInactiveLEO646 / 800 km58.47°on orbit—
DELTA 1 DEB7361963-054DDecayedLEO180 / 191 km58.46°25 Nov 1981—
TIROS 8 DEB193961963-054EInactiveLEO507 / 529 km58.46°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1963-054
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
21 Dec 1963
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY6NXPM2ZYWSB96GJKM

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1963-054; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

TIROS 8 — Launch 1963-054, 21 Dec 1963 | SatelliteIndex