TIROS-N

TIROS-N
Mission type	Weather
Operator	NOAA
COSPAR ID	1978-096A
SATCAT no.	11060
Mission duration	2 years (planned); 868 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	TIROS-N
Launch mass	734 kg (1,618 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	13 October 1978,; 11:23:00 UTC
Rocket	Atlas F
Launch site	Vandenberg Air Force Base
End of mission
Deactivated	27 February 1981
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	829 km (515 mi)
Apogee altitude	845 km (525 mi)
Inclination	98.70°
Period	101.70 minutes
AVCS
Instruments
AVCS	Advanced Vidicon Camera System
APT	Automatic Picture Transmission System
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer
SPM	Solar Proton Monitor
VTPR	Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer
VHRR	Very High Resolution Radiometer
AVHRR	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
ASS	Atmospheric Sounding System
SEM	Space Environment Monitor
TOVS	TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
TIP	TIROS Information Processor
MIR	Manipulated Information Rate processor
CSU	Cross-Strap Unit
	Polar Operational Environmental Satellites

TIROS-N satellite is the first of the TIROS-N series. It is a weather satellite launched on 13 October 1978. It was designed to become operational during 2 years. Its mass is 734 kilograms. 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. TIROS-N was operated for 868 days until deactivated by NOAA on 27 February 1981.

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