Objectives and Applications
To test the experimental television techniques and infrared equipment designed to develop a worldwide meteorological satellite information system. To evaluate a new attitude control system for spacecraft orientation which utilizes the Earth's magnetic field.
Full Name
Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
23 Nov 1960
Mission Links
EOL Date
22 Jan 1961
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |
| MRIR - Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| VCS-NA - Vidicon Camera System - Narrow Angle |
| VCS-WA - Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle |