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TIROS-7

Former American weather satellite. TIROS-7 was launched on June 19, 1963 aboard a Thor Delta B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 3, 1994).

COSPAR 1963-024ANORAD 604United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tiros 7
Common name: TIROS-7
Payload designation: Tiros G
Other names: :N,:NB,NASA A-52:NA2
International designator: 1963-024A
NORAD catalog number: 604
GCAT identifier: S00604
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.043

Mission

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

Launch

Date: June 19, 1963 · 09:50 UTC
Launch record: 1963-024Success
Rocket: Thor Delta B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 614 km
Apogee: 656 km
Inclination: 58.21°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: June 3, 1994
Last known active: Jun 1, 1968
End of operations: Jun 1, 1968

Size

Mass: 135 kg
Dry mass: 135 kg
Length: 0.6 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 Q9353722 (CC0).