 TIROS-10 | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-051A |
| SATCAT no. | 1430 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | TIROS |
| Manufacturer | RCA / GSFC |
| Launch mass | 138.30 kilograms (304.9 lb)[1] |
| Dimensions | 1.07 m × 0.56 m (3.5 ft × 1.8 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 2, 1965, 04:07 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Thor-Delta C |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | July 31, 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth Sun-synchronous |
| Eccentricity | 0.005991[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 751 kilometers (467 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 837 kilometers (520 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 98.65°[1] |
| Period | 100.76 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | July 2, 1965[1] |
| Instruments | |
| Television Camera System | |
TIROS-10 (also called TIROS OT-1) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the tenth and last in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
- ^ a b c d e f g "TIROS 10". National Space Science Data Center Master Catalog. NASA GSFC. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 4, 2018.