 TIROS-6. | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Harvard designation | 1962 αψ1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-047A |
| SATCAT no. | 397 |
| Mission duration | 1 year and 1 month |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | TIROS |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro / GSFC |
| Launch mass | 127.5 kilograms (281 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 18, 1962, 08:52 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Thor-Delta |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | October 21, 1963 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.00191[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 686 kilometers (426 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 712 kilometers (442 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 58.32°[1] |
| Period | 98.70 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | September 18, 1962[1] |
| Instruments | |
| Television Camera System | |
TIROS 6 (also called TIROS-F) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
