TIROS-M
 TIROS-M | |
| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | ESSA/NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1970-008A[1] |
| SATCATno. | 4320 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro |
| Launch mass | 309 kilograms (681 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 23, 1970, 11:31UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Delta-N6 |
| Launch site | VandenbergSLC-2W |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | June 18, 1971 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 1,432 kilometers (890 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) |
| Inclination | 101.99 degrees |
| Period | 115 minutes |
| Epoch | January 23, 1971 |
TIROS-M,also known asITOS-1was aweather satelliteoperated by theEnvironmental Science Services Administration(ESSA). It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improvedTIROS.[3][4]TIROS-M was launched on aDelta rocketon January 23, 1970. The launch carried one other satellite,Australis-OSCAR 5.[2]It was deactivated on June 18, 1971.
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TIROS M diagram -
TIROS M mechanical and thermal test model -
Image ofHurricane Ellaprior 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
References
[edit]- ^"NASA/NSSDC TIROS-M spacecraft details".RetrievedJanuary 6,2018.
- ^abMcDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
- ^Wade, Mark."ITOS".Encyclopedia Astronautica.Archived fromthe originalon June 21, 2002.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
- ^"WMO OSCAR | Satellite: ITOS-1 (TIROS-M)".space.oscar.wmo.int.RetrievedMarch 20,2024.
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| TIROS |  | |
| TOS | ||
| ITOS | ||
| TIROS-N | ||
| Adv. TIROS-N | ||
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