CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- TIROS-1
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Full Name
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Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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01 Apr 1960
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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15 Jun 1960
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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29 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1960-002B
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Orbit Type
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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Orbit Altitude
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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To test the feasibility of obtaining and using TV cloudcover pictures from satellites
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
No FedEO OpenSearch datasets found.
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