TIROS-2
TIROS-2 before launch | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Harvard designation | 1960 Pi 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1960-016A |
| SATCAT no. | 63 |
| Mission duration | 376 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | TIROS |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro GSFC |
| Launch mass | 127 kilograms (280 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 23, 1960, 11:13:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Thor DM-19 Delta |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | December 4, 1961 |
| Decay date | May 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6,755.43 kilometers (4,197.63 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014596 |
| Perigee altitude | 374 kilometers (232 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 394 kilometers (245 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.51 degrees |
| Period | 92.09 minutes |
| Epoch | December 8, 2013, 11:58:18 UTC |
| Instruments | |
| Widefield Radiometer Scanning Radiometer Television Camera System | |
TIROS-2 (or TIROS-B) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites. It re-entered in May 2014.