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TIROS-M
Deactivated weather satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 mechanical and thermal test model
- 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
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
![]() TIROS-M | |
Mission type | Weather |
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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 altitude | 1,432 kilometers (890 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) |
Inclination | 101.99 degrees |
Period | 115 minutes |
Epoch | January 23, 1971 |
ITOS |
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