WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TIROS-1

Satellite: TIROS-1

Satellite details

Acronym	TIROS-1
Full name	Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite - 1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the TIROS programme. Main mission: cloud imagery.
Mass at launch	122 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from NASA.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	720 km
Inclination	48.4 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	01 Apr 1960	EOL	17 Jun 1960
Last update:	2015-07-29

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite
- TIROS-1 (1960 - 1960)
- TIROS-2 (1960 - 1961)
- TIROS-3 (1961 - 1962)
- TIROS-4 (1962 - 1962)
- TIROS-5 (1962 - 1963)
- TIROS-6 (1962 - 1963)
- TIROS-7 (1963 - 1968)
- TIROS-8 (1963 - 1967)
- TIROS-9 (1965 - 1968)
- TIROS-10 (1965 - 1967)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on TIROS-1

Acronym	Full name
VCS-NA	Vidicon Camera System - Narrow Angle
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TIROS-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
VCS-NA	Vidicon Camera System - Narrow Angle	Jul 1960 *	17 Jun 1960	N/A
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle	Jul 1960 *	17 Jun 1960	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed