 TIROS-3 satellite | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Harvard designation | 1961 Ro 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1961-017A |
| SATCAT no. | 162 |
| Mission duration | 6 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | TIROS |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro / GSFC |
| Launch mass | 129.3 kilograms (285 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 12, 1961, 10:19 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Thor DM-19 Delta |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | February 28, 1962 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.00489 |
| Perigee altitude | 742 kilometers (461 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 812 kilometers (505 mi) |
| Inclination | 47.9° |
| Period | 100.41 minutes |
| Epoch | July 12, 1961 |
| Instruments | |
| Low Resolution Omnidirectional Radiometer Widefield Radiometer Scanning Radiometer Television Camera System | |
TIROS-3 (or TIROS-C) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the third in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
- ^ "TIROS 3". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 3, 2018.