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TIROS-1

Former American weather satellite. TIROS-1 was launched on April 1, 1960 aboard a Thor Able II from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1960 BET 2NORAD 29United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tiros 1
Common name: TIROS-1
Payload designation: NASA A-1
Other names: :N,:NA
International designator: 1960 BET 2
NORAD catalog number: 29
GCAT identifier: S00029
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.001

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Civil government
Program: Tiros A
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
Platform (bus): Tiros

Launch

Date: April 1, 1960 · 11:40 UTC
Launch record: 1960 BETSuccess
Rocket: Thor Able II
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 690 km
Apogee: 754 km
Inclination: 48.41°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jun 18, 1960
End of operations: Jun 18, 1960

Size

Mass: 122 kg
Dry mass: 122 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 1.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q646764 (CC0).