TIROS-N
Appearance
SATCAT no. | 11060 |
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Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 868 days (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | TIROS-N |
Launch mass | 734 kg (1,618 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 October 1978, 11:23:00 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Atlas F |
Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | 27 February 1981 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Perigee altitude | 829 km (515 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 845 km (525 mi) |
Inclination | 98.70° |
Period | 101.70 minutes |
Vidicon Camera System | |
APT | Automatic Picture Transmission System |
FPR | Flat Plate Radiometer |
SPM | Solar Proton Monitor |
VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
VHRR | Very High Resolution Radiometer |
AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
ASS | Atmospheric Sounding System |
SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
TIP | TIROS Information Processor |
MIR | Manipulated Information Rate processor |
CSU | Cross-Strap Unit |
TIROS-N satellite is the first of the TIROS-N series. It is a weather satellite launched on 13 October 1978.[2] It was designed to become operational during 2 years. Its mass is 734 kilograms.[2] Its perigee to Earth is 829 kilometers. Its apogee is 845 kilometers away from Earth. Its inclination is 98.70°. It was managed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); designed and launched by NASA. The spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized.[2] TIROS-N was operated for 868 days until deactivated by NOAA on 27 February 1981.[3]
Gallery of cyclones captured by this satellite
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Typhoon Tip (14 October 1979) 2 days after reaching peak intensity.
References
[edit]- ^ "Display: TIROS-N 1978-096A". nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c "Tiros N". Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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