TIROS-3

TIROS-3
TIROS-3 satellite
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNASA
Harvard designation1961 Ro 1
COSPAR ID1961-017A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.162
Mission duration6 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeTIROS
ManufacturerRCA Astro / GSFC
Launch mass129.3 kilograms (285 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 12, 1961, 10:19 (1961-07-12UTC10:19Z) UTC[2]
RocketThor DM-19 Delta
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17A
End of mission
Last contactFebruary 28, 1962 (1962-03-01)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00489
Perigee altitude742 kilometers (461 mi)
Apogee altitude812 kilometers (505 mi)
Inclination47.9°
Period100.41 minutes
EpochJuly 12, 1961
Instruments
Low Resolution Omnidirectional Radiometer
Widefield Radiometer
Scanning Radiometer
Television Camera System
← TIROS-2
TIROS-4 →

TIROS-3 (or TIROS-C) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the third in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

  1. ^ "TIROS 3". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 3, 2018.