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Tiros 9

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1965-004ALaunched 1/22/1965

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Tiros 9 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta C
Launch Date: 1/22/1965
Last Contact: 6/12/1968

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,642.5 km
Inclination: 96.41 deg
Dry Mass: 138 kg
Total Mass: 138 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: MET
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)

Constellation

Name: NOAA POES / TIROS
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1965-004A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.098