TIROS-1
Also known as TIROS-A, A-1
TIROS-1 (or TIROS-A) was the first operational weather satellite, the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites (TIROS) placed in low Earth orbit.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- TIROS-1
- Spaceflight.image
- Tiros satellite navitar.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- The TIROS-1 prototype on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Weather satellite
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.Harvard_designation
- 1960 β 2
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 1960-002B
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 29
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 75 days (90 days planned)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- TIROS
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- RCA Astro
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- GMT
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Program
- Spacecraft
- Mission
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
TIROS-1 (or TIROS-A) was the first operational weather satellite, the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites (TIROS) placed in low Earth orbit.
== Program ==