Tiros N

USA

Launch data:

Designation	11060 / 78096A
Launch date	13 Oct 1978
Launch site	Va, SLC-3W
Launch vehicle	Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS
Mission	Meteorology
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	829/845 km
Inclination	98.7°
Period	101.7 min

Was a research and development spacecraft serving as a protoflight for the operational follow-on series

Specifications

Prime contractor	GE Astro Space
Platform	Tiros N
Mass at launch	~720 kg
Mass in orbit
Diameter	1.88 m
Heigth	3.71 m
Solar array	1 single panel
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Preparing a TIROS-N satellite for launch.

Tiros-N diagram

Ref: #15, #237 - update: 27.09.10