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Launch · COSPAR 1978-096 · 13 Oct 1978

TIROS N

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

8

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

7

88% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 8

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
TIROS N110601978-096AUnknownLEO820 / 835 km98.45°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 7

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
TIROS N DEB110611978-096BDecayedLEO156 / 165 km98.82°15 Dec 2023—
TIROS N DEB110621978-096CDecayedLEO189 / 207 km98.80°30 Jul 2023—
TIROS N DEB185321978-096DDecayedLEO583 / 646 km99.53°28 Nov 1988—
TIROS N DEB187861978-096EDecayedLEO402 / 464 km99.31°25 Feb 1989—
TIROS N DEB239351978-096FDecayedLEO313 / 364 km98.97°18 Dec 1999—
TIROS N DEB246391978-096GDecayedLEO346 / 421 km99.55°11 Aug 1998—
TIROS N DEB282671978-096HDecayedLEO383 / 411 km97.72°09 May 2005—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1978-096
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
13 Oct 1978
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKX4

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-096; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

TIROS N — Launch 1978-096, 13 Oct 1978 | SatelliteIndex