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TIROS-9
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TIROS-9 (also called TIROS-I or A-54) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the ninth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
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![]() TIROS-9 satellite | |
Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1965-004A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 978 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | TIROS |
Manufacturer | RCA / GSFC |
Launch mass | 138.30 kilograms (304.9 lb)[1] |
Dimensions | 1.07 m × 0.56 m (3.5 ft × 1.8 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 22, 1965, 07:52 (1965-01-22UTC07:52Z) UTC[2] |
Rocket | Thor-Delta C 374/D-28 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
End of mission | |
Last contact | February 15, 1967 (1967-02-16) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.11693[1] |
Perigee altitude | 705 kilometers (438 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 2,582 kilometers (1,604 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 96.43°[1] |
Period | 119.23 minutes[1] |
Epoch | January 22, 1965[1] |
Instruments | |
Television Camera System | |
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