WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TIROS-3

Satellite: TIROS-3

Satellite details

Acronym	TIROS-3
Full name	Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite - 3
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	3rd flight unit of the TIROS programme. Main mission: cloud imagery. Substantial contribution to radiation budget study.
Mass at launch	129 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from NASA.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	780 km
Inclination	47.9 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	12 Jul 1961	EOL	27 Feb 1962
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-3

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

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TIROS-3

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer	Oct 1961 *	27 Feb 1962	N/A
MRIR	Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer	Oct 1961 *	27 Feb 1962	N/A
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle	Oct 1961 *	27 Feb 1962	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed