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Satellite:
TIROS-7
Satellite details
Acronym
TIROS-7
Full name
Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite - 7
Satellite Description
7th flight unit of the TIROS programme.
Main mission: cloud imagery.
Substantial contribution to radiation budget study..
Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
135 kg
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from NASA.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
680 km
Inclination
58.2
°
Space agency
NASA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
19 Jun 1963
EOL
03 Jun 1968
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-7
Acronym
Full name
FPR
Flat Plate Radiometer
MRIR
Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
VCS-WA
Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle
LP
Langmuir probe
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
TIROS-7
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed