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U.S. weather satellite From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Mission type | Weather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operator | NOAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COSPAR ID | 1978-096A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SATCAT no. | 11060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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