Name
.
TIROS I
01 Apr 60
1 Wide and I narrow camera
TIROS II
23 Nov 60
2 TV, passive & active IR
scan
TIROS III
12 Jul 61
2 wide-angle cameras, HB, 2 IR
TIROS IV
08 Feb 62
2 TV, 2 IR, HB
TIROS V
19 Jun 62
2 TV
TIROS VI
18 Sep 62
2 TV
TIROS VII
19 Jun 63
2 TV, IR, ion probe, HB
TIROS VIII
21 Dec 63
1st APT TV direct readout & I
TV
Nimbus 1
28 Aug 64
3 AVCS, I APT, HRIR 3-axis
stabil.
TIROS IX
22 Jan 65
First "wheel"; 2 TV global
coverage
TIROS X
01 Jul 65
Sun synchronous, 2 TV
ESSA 1
03 Feb 66
1st operational system, 2 TV,
FPR
ESSA 2
28 Feb 66
2 APT, global TV coverage
Nimbus 2
15 May 66
3 AVCS, HRIR, MRIR
ESSA 3
02 Oct 66
2 AVCS, FPR
ATS I
06 Dec 66
Spin scan camera
ESSA 4
26 Jan 67
2 APT
ESSA 5
20 Apr 67
2 AVCS FPR
ATS III
05 Nov 67
Color spin scan camera
ESSA 6
10 Nov 67
1 APT TV
ESSA 7
16 Aug 68
2 AVCS, FPR, S-Band
ESSA 8
15 Dec 68
2 APT TV
ESSA 9
26 Feb 69
2 AVCS, FPR, S-Band
Nimbus 3
14 Apr 69
SIRS A, IRIS, MRIR, IDCS, MUSE,
IRLS
ITOS 1
23 Jan 70
2 APT, 2 AVCS, 2 SR, FPR, 3-axis
stabil.
Nimbus 4
15 Apr 70
SIRS B, IRIS, SCR, THIR, BUV, FWS,
IDCS, IRLS, MUSE
NOAA I
11 Dec 70
2 APT, 2 AVCS, 2 SR, FPR
Landsat 1
23 July 72
MSS, 3 RBVs
NOAA 2
15 Oct 72
2 VHRR, 2 VTPR, 2 SR, SPM
Nimbus 5
11 Dec 72
SCMR, ITPR, NEMS, ESMR, THIR
NOAA 3
06 Nov 73
2 VHRR, 2 VTPR, 2 SR, SPM
SMS 1
17 May 74
VISSR, DCS, WEFAX, SEM
NOAA 4
15 Nov 74
2 VHRR, 2 VTPR, 2 SR, SPM
Landsat 2
22 Jan 75
MSS, 3 RBV's
SMS 2
06 Feb 75
VISSR, DCS, WEFAX, SEM
Nimbus 6
12 Jun 75
ERB, ESMR, HIRS, LRIR, T&DR,
SCAMS,TWERLE, PMR
GOES 1
16 Oct 75
VISSR, DCS, WEFAX, SEM
NOAA 5
29 Jul 76
2 VHRR, 2 VTPR, 2 SR, SPM
GOES 2
16 Jun 77
VISSR, DCS, WEFAX SEM
Landsat 3
05 Mar 78
MSS, 2 RBVs
HCMM
25 Apr 78
HCMR
GOES 3
16 Jun 78
VISSR, SEM, WEFAX
Seasat
27 Jun 78
SMMR, VIRR, SAR, Radar altimeter,
microwave scatterometer
TIROS-N
13 Oct 78
TOVS, AVHRR
Nimbus-7
23 Oct 78
CZCS, ERB, LIMS, SBUV/TOMS, SAM-II,
SAMS, SMMR
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