Status
Success
TIROS-9
Launch Time
Fri Jan 22, 1965 07:52 UTC
Fri Jan 22, 1965 07:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TIROS-9
TIROS 9 (Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite) was a sun-synchronous meteorological spacecraft designed to develop improved capabilities for obtaining and using TV cloudcover pictures from satellites to test the TOS (TIROS Operational System) concept. The spin-stabilized spacecraft was in the form of an 18-sided right prism, 107 cm across opposite corners and 56 cm high, with a reinforced baseplate carrying most of the subsystems and a cover assembly (hat).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 138.0 kg
Elliptical
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1965
5th orbital launch attempt
Delta C
4th mission
1st mission of 1965
3rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission