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| - TIROS-N was launched in October 1978 and was a third generation
operational meteorological satellite for use in the National
Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support
of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-84. The
satellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronous
platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth's
atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space
environment. The satellite was based upon the Block 5D spacecraft bus
developed for the U.S. Air Force, and it was capable of maintaining an
earth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus 0.1 degree with a
motion rate of less than 0.035 degree/second.
Primary sensors included an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR) and a TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS). Secondary
experiments consisted of a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data
Collection System (DCS).
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Taken from the NSSDC System for Information Retrieval and Storage (SIRS). For
more information contact the NSSDC Coordinated Request and User Support Office,
301-286-6695 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 933.4, Greenbelt, Maryland
20771, USA, "http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/").
Schwalb, A., 'The TIROS-N/NOAA A-G Satellite Series,' NOAA Tech. Mem.,
NESS 95, 1978.
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: TIROS-N
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: TIROS
Short_Name: TIROS-N
Long_Name: Television Infrared Observation Satellite-N
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: TIROS-N
End_Group
Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: TOVS
Short_Name: AVHRR
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Inclination: 98.70 deg
Period: 101.70 min
Perigee: 829 km
Apogee: 845 km
End_Group
Creation_Date: 2007-11-14
Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Sample_Image: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/lae/images/tirosn.jpg
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1978-10-13
Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA
Primary_Sponsor: NASA
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