CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- TIROS-3
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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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12 Jul 1961
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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28 Feb 1962
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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162 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1961-017A
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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 development of the experimental television techniques and infrared equipment leading to a worldwide meteorological information system. To obtain infrared measurements of the solar energy absorbed, reflected and emitted by the Earth.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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