CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- TIROS-5
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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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19 Jun 1962
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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13 May 1963
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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309 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1962-025A
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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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Continued research into and development of the meteorological satellite information system. This mission was designed to maintain an operational TIROS in orbit for an extended period of time and to obtain improved data for operational use in weather forecasting during the northern hemisphere hurricane season.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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