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TIROS-9

Former American weather satellite. TIROS-9 was launched on January 22, 1965 aboard a Thor Delta C from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1965-004ANORAD 978United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tiros 9
Common name: TIROS-9
Payload designation: Tiros I
Other names: :N,:NB,NASA A-54:NA2
International designator: 1965-004A
NORAD catalog number: 978
GCAT identifier: S00978
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.098

Mission

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

Launch

Date: January 22, 1965 · 07:52 UTC
Launch record: 1965-004Partial · 0.75
Rocket: Thor Delta C
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 702 km
Apogee: 2,583 km
Inclination: 96.41°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jun 12, 1968
End of operations: Jun 12, 1968

Size

Mass: 138 kg
Dry mass: 138 kg
Length: 0.6 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9353725 (CC0).