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TIROS 4

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

TIROS-4 was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the fourth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

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Launch

Launch date
February 8, 1962 at 12:43 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Tiros 4
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
789 km
Periapsis
681 km
Inclination
48.3°
Orbital period
99.5 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1962-002A
NORAD catalog №
226
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.812 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational