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TIROS-M, also known as ITOS-1 was a weather satellite operated by the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA). It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[3] TIROS-M was launched on a Delta rocket on January 23, 1970. The launch carried one other satellite, Australis-OSCAR 5.[2] It was deactivated on June 18, 1971.

TIROS-M
Spacecraft properties
TIROS-M

Mission type	Weather
Operator	ESSA / NASA
COSPAR ID	1970-008A[1]
SATCAT no.	4320


Manufacturer	RCA Astro
Launch mass	309 kilograms (681 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	January 23, 1970, 11:31 (1970-01-23UTC11:31Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Delta-N6
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-2W


End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	June 18, 1971 (1971-06-19)


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude	1,432 kilometers (890 mi)
Apogee altitude	1,478 kilometers (918 mi)
Inclination	101.99 degrees
Period	115 minutes
Epoch	January 23, 1971

ITOS ← ESSA-9 TOS NOAA-1 →

References

"NASA/NSSDC TIROS-M spacecraft details". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

v t e TIROS satellites
TIROS	TIROS-1 TIROS-2 TIROS-3 TIROS-4 TIROS-5 TIROS-6 TIROS-7 TIROS-8 TIROS-9 TIROS-10
TOS	ESSA-1 ESSA-2 ESSA-3 ESSA-4 ESSA-5 ESSA-6 ESSA-7 ESSA-8 ESSA-9
ITOS	TIROS-M NOAA-1 ITOS-B NOAA-2 NOAA-3 NOAA-4 NOAA-5 ITOS-E
TIROS-N	TIROS-N NOAA-6 NOAA-B NOAA-7
Adv. TIROS-N	NOAA-8 NOAA-9 NOAA-10 NOAA-11 NOAA-12 NOAA-13 NOAA-14 NOAA-15 NOAA-16 NOAA-17 NOAA-18 NOAA-19

← 1969 · Orbital launches in 1970 · 1971 →

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