BackForward Satellite: TIROS-2 

Satellite details
Acronym TIROS-2
Full name Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite - 2
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • 2nd flight unit of the TIROS programme.
  • Main mission: cloud imagery.
  • Substantial contribution to radiation budget study.
Mass at launch 127 kg Dry mass
Power
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • Data available from NASA.
Orbit Drifting orbit Altitude 670 km
Inclination 48.6 °

 

Space agency NASA
Status Inactive
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 23 Nov 1960 EOL 24 Dec 1961
Last update: 2015-07-29
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Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on TIROS-2

Acronym Full name
FPR Flat Plate Radiometer
MRIR Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
VCS-NA Vidicon Camera System - Narrow Angle
VCS-WA Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle
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