TIROS-M

TIROS-M
TIROS-M
Mission type Weather
Operator ESSA / NASA
COSPAR ID 1970-008A[1]
SATCAT no. 4320
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer RCA Astro
Launch mass 309 kilograms (681 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date January 23, 1970, 11:31 (1970-01-23UTC11:31Z) UTC[2]
Rocket Delta-N6
Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
Disposal Decommissioned
Deactivated June 18, 1971 (1971-06-19)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Sun-synchronous
Perigee 1,432 kilometers (890 mi)
Apogee 1,478 kilometers (918 mi)
Inclination 101.99 degrees
Period 115 minutes
Epoch January 23, 1971
ITOS

TIROS-M, also known as ITOS-1 was a weather satellite operated by the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA). It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[3] TIROS-M was launched on a Delta rocket on January 23, 1970. The launch carried one other satellite: Australis.[2] It was deactivated on June 18, 1971.

References

  1. "NASA/NSSDC TIROS-M spacecraft details". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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