Engineering:TIROS-N

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Short description: U.S. weather satellite
TIROS-N
TIROS-N.jpg
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID1978-096A
SATCAT no.11060
Mission duration2 years (planned)
868 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftTIROS-N
Launch mass734 kg (1,618 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date13 October 1978,
11:23:00 UTC[1]
RocketAtlas F
Launch siteVandenberg Air Force Base
End of mission
Deactivated27 February 1981
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude829 km (515 mi)
Apogee altitude845 km (525 mi)
Inclination98.70°
Period101.70 minutes
← NOAA-5
NOAA-6 →
 

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]

Gallery of cyclones captured by this satellite

  • Typhoon Tip (14 October 1979) 2 days after reaching peak intensity.

  • Hurricane Bob (10 July 1979)

  • Tropical Storm Claudette (24 July 1979)

  • Hurricane Frederic (12 September 1979)

  • Hurricane Henri (17 September 1979)

  • Hurricane Gloria (8 September 1979)

References

  1. ↑ "Display: TIROS-N 1978-096A". NASA. 14 May 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1978-096A.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tiros N". Archived from the original. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must also specify |archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20140624105104/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/tirosn.htm. 
  3. ↑ "TIROS-N/NOAA Program - 1978-1986". NASA. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must also specify |archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209032810/http://science1.nasa.gov/missions/tiros/.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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