TIROS-N

TIROS-N
	File:First TIROS-N satellite.jpg
Mission type	weather
Operator	NOAA
COSPAR ID	1978-096A
SATCAT no.	11060
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	734 kilograms (1,618 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	11:23, October 13, 1978
Rocket	Atlas F
Launch site	Vendenberg AFB
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Perigee altitude	829 kilometres (515 mi)
Apogee altitude	845 kilometres (525 mi)
Inclination	98.70°
Period	101.70 min
AVCS
Instruments
AVCS	Advanced Vidicon Camera System
APT	Automatic Picture Transmission System
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer
SPM	Solar Proton Monitor
VTPR	Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer
VHRR	Very High Resolution Radiometer
AVHRR	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
ASS	Atmospheric Sounding System
SEM	Space Environment Monitor
TOVS	TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
TIP	TIROS Information Processor
MIR	Manipulated Information Rate processor
CSU	Cross-Strap Unit

TIROS-N satellite is the first of the TIROS-N series. It is a weather satellite launched in October 13, 1978.^[2] It was designed to become operational in 2 years. Its mass is 734 kilograms.^[2] Its perigee to Earth is 829 kilometers. Its apogee is 845 kilometers away from Earth. Its inclination is 98.70 degrees. It was managed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); designed and launched by NASA. The spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized.^[2] TIROS-N was operated for 868 days until deactivated by NOAA on February 27, 1981.^[3]

Gallery of cyclones captured by this satellite

Typhoon Tip 2 days after reaching peak intensity.
Hurricane Bob (1979)
Tropical Storm Claudette (1979)
Hurricane Frederic
Hurricane Henri (1979)
Hurricane Gloria

References

^ ^a ^b "NSSDCA-Master Catalog-TIROS-N". nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tiros N". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ "TIROS-N/NOAA Program -- 1978-1986". NASA. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

External links

ITOS/TIROS-N/ATN (NOAA) series

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[NSSDCA-1] "NSSDCA-Master Catalog-TIROS-N". nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[Tiros-N-2] "Tiros N". Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[3] "TIROS-N/NOAA Program -- 1978-1986". NASA. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

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v t e TIROS satellites
TIROS	TIROS-1 TIROS-2 TIROS-3 TIROS-4 TIROS-5 TIROS-6 TIROS-7 TIROS-8 TIROS-9 TIROS-10
TOS	ESSA-1 ESSA-2 ESSA-3 ESSA-4 ESSA-5 ESSA-6 ESSA-7 ESSA-8 ESSA-9
ITOS	TIROS-M NOAA-1 ITOS-B NOAA-2 NOAA-3 NOAA-4 NOAA-5 ITOS-E
TIROS-N	TIROS-N NOAA-6 NOAA-B NOAA-7
Adv. TIROS-N	NOAA-8 NOAA-9 NOAA-10 NOAA-11 NOAA-12 NOAA-13 NOAA-14 NOAA-15 NOAA-16 NOAA-17 NOAA-18 NOAA-19