TIROS-3
TIROS-3 was an experimental weather-satellite mission with wide-angle television cameras and infrared radiometers. Although one camera failed after 12 days, the other returned excellent imagery through the 1961 hurricane season and the 230-day mission was credited with discovering Hurricane Esther.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TIROS 3Television Infrared Observation Satellite 3TIROS-CA-3
- Name
- TIROS-3
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- TIROS-3 was an experimental weather-satellite mission with wide-angle television cameras and infrared radiometers. Although one camera failed after 12 days, the other returned excellent imagery through the 1961 hurricane season and the 230-day mission was credited with discovering Hurricane Esther.
- Destination
- Near-circular Earth orbit at approximately 742 km perigee and 812 km apogee (47.9° inclination; 100.4-minute period)
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1961-07-12
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tiros/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:56:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 07:26:18 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles