TIROS-2

TIROS-2
TIROS-2 before launch
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNASA[1]
Harvard designation1960 Pi 1
COSPAR ID1960-016A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.63
Mission duration376 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeTIROS
ManufacturerRCA Astro
GSFC
Launch mass127 kilograms (280 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 23, 1960, 11:13:03 (1960-11-23UTC11:13:03Z) UTC[3]
RocketThor DM-19 Delta
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17A
End of mission
Last contactDecember 4, 1961 (1961-12-05)
Decay dateMay 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Semi-major axis6,755.43 kilometers (4,197.63 mi)
Eccentricity0.0014596
Perigee altitude374 kilometers (232 mi)
Apogee altitude394 kilometers (245 mi)
Inclination48.51 degrees
Period92.09 minutes
EpochDecember 8, 2013, 11:58:18 UTC[4]
Instruments
Widefield Radiometer
Scanning Radiometer
Television Camera System
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TIROS-3 →

TIROS-2 (or TIROS-B) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites. It re-entered in May 2014.[5]

  1. ^ "TIROS". science.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "TIROS 2". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "TIROS 2 Satellite details 1960-016A NORAD 63". N2YO. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "TIROS 2". Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.