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][4] 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.
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TIROS M diagram
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TIROS M mechanical and thermal test model
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Image of Hurricane Ella prior to its landfall in northeast Mexico from September 11, 1970, taken by ITOS-1
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Sea-surface temperature map of the Southern Hemisphere created from ITOS data from September 6–8, 1970
References
- ^ "NASA/NSSDC TIROS-M spacecraft details". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "WMO OSCAR | Satellite: ITOS-1 (TIROS-M)". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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