Objectives and Applications
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.
Full Name
Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
12 Jul 1961
Mission Links
EOL Date
28 Feb 1962
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |
| MRIR - Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| VCS-WA - Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle |