TIROS-M
TIROS-M was an experimental weather-satellite mission launched aboard Thor Delta N6 from Vandenberg. The spacecraft continued the TIROS line of orbital television and infrared weather observations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TIROS MITOS-1Tiros-MA-PSI?
- Name
- TIROS-M
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- TIROS-M was an experimental weather-satellite mission launched aboard Thor Delta N6 from Vandenberg. The spacecraft continued the TIROS line of orbital television and infrared weather observations.
- Destination
- Sun-synchronous, quasi-polar Earth orbit at approximately 1,432 km perigee and 1,476 km apogee (101.9° inclination; 115-minute period)
- Launch Site
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 1970-01-23
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tiros/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:02:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 08:20:44 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles