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Satellite:
TIROS-2
Satellite details
Acronym
TIROS-2
Full name
Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite - 2
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
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
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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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
TIROS-2
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed