CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- TIROS-6
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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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18 Sep 1962
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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21 Oct 1963
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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397 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1962-047A
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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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Continue research and development of the meteorological satellite information system; prove TIROS could stay in orbit for an extended period of time; obtain improved data for use in weather forecasting during hurricane season; provide operational support for the Mercury-Atlas 8 launch on October 3, 1962.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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