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Satellite:
TIROS-8
Satellite details
Acronym
TIROS-8
Full name
Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite - 8
Satellite Description
8th flight unit of the TIROS programme.
Main mission: cloud imagery.
Real-time picture transmission (APT).
Mass at launch
265 kg
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Real-time data availability by Automatic Picture Transmission (APT).
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
730 km
Inclination
58.5
°
Space agency
NASA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
21 Dec 1963
EOL
01 Jul 1967
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-8
Acronym
Full name
APT
Automatic Picture Transmission
VCS-WA
Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
TIROS-8
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed