WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TIROS-2

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

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-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

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TIROS-2

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer	Feb 1961 *	24 Dec 1961	N/A
MRIR	Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer	Feb 1961 *	24 Dec 1961	N/A
VCS-NA	Vidicon Camera System - Narrow Angle	Feb 1961 *	24 Dec 1961	N/A
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle	Feb 1961 *	24 Dec 1961	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed