TIROS-5

TIROS-5
TIROS 5 satellite during inspection.
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNASA
Harvard designation1962 αα1
COSPAR ID1962-025A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.309
Mission duration11 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeTIROS
ManufacturerRCA Astro / GSFC
Launch mass129.3 kilograms (285 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch dateJune 19, 1962, 12:14 (1962-06-19UTC12:14Z) UTC[2]
RocketThor-Delta
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17A
End of mission
Last contactMay 14, 1963 (1963-05-15)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.02695[1]
Perigee altitude586 kilometers (364 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude972 kilometers (604 mi)[1]
Inclination58.08°[1]
Period100 minutes[1]
EpochJune 19, 1962[1]
Instruments
Television Camera System
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TIROS-6 →

TIROS 5 (also called TIROS-E and A-50) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the fifth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "TIROS 5". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved June 4, 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 4, 2018.