TIROS-M

TIROS-M
TIROS-M
Mission typeWeather
OperatorESSA / NASA
COSPAR ID1970-008A[1]
SATCAT no.4320
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerRCA Astro
Launch mass309 kilograms (681 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 23, 1970, 11:31 (1970-01-23UTC11:31Z) UTC[2]
RocketDelta-N6
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
DeactivatedJune 18, 1971 (1971-06-19)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude1,432 kilometers (890 mi)
Apogee altitude1,478 kilometers (918 mi)
Inclination101.99 degrees
Period115 minutes
EpochJanuary 23, 1971
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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][4] TIROS-M was launched on a Delta rocket on January 23, 1970. The launch carried one other satellite, Australis-OSCAR 5.[2] It was deactivated on June 18, 1971.

  • TIROS M diagram
    TIROS M diagram
  • TIROS M mechanical and thermal test model
    TIROS M mechanical and thermal test model
  • Image of Hurricane Ella prior to its landfall in northeast Mexico from September 11, 1970, taken by ITOS-1
    Image of Hurricane Ella prior to its landfall in northeast Mexico from September 11, 1970, taken by ITOS-1
  • Sea-surface temperature map of the Southern Hemisphere created from ITOS data from September 6–8, 1970
    Sea-surface temperature map of the Southern Hemisphere created from ITOS data from September 6–8, 1970

References

  1. ^ "NASA/NSSDC TIROS-M spacecraft details". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "WMO OSCAR | Satellite: ITOS-1 (TIROS-M)". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved March 20, 2024.


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