Objectives and Applications
Test the "cartwheel" camera configuration; perform a polar orbit in preparation for the Weather Bureau's completely operational TOS (TIROS Operational Satellites) system.
Full Name
Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
22 Jan 1965
Mission Links
EOL Date
12 Jun 1968
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
VCS-WA - Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle |
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