WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TIROS-7

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

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-7

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

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TIROS-7

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer	Sep 1963 *	03 Jun 1968	N/A
MRIR	Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer	Sep 1963 *	03 Jun 1968	N/A
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle	Sep 1963 *	03 Jun 1968	N/A
LP	Langmuir probe	Sep 1963 *	03 Jun 1968	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed