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TIROS 9

NonoperationalPayloadMEO

TIROS-9 was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the ninth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

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Launch

Launch date
January 22, 1965 at 07:52 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta C →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Tiros 9
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
2,559 km
Periapsis
704 km
Inclination
96.4°
Orbital period
118.9 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-004A
NORAD catalog №
978
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.761 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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