TIROS-4
TIROS-4 was an experimental weather-satellite mission with improved television cameras and infrared sensors. It operated for 161 days, returned the TIROS program’s best cloud imagery to that point, and enabled the U.S. Weather Bureau to share satellite pictures through an international facsimile network.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TIROS 4Television Infrared Observation Satellite 4TIROS-DA-9
- Name
- TIROS-4
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- TIROS-4 was an experimental weather-satellite mission with improved television cameras and infrared sensors. It operated for 161 days, returned the TIROS program’s best cloud imagery to that point, and enabled the U.S. Weather Bureau to share satellite pictures through an international facsimile network.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1962-02-08
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tiros/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:58:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:58:14 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles