Also called:
Tiros M
Date of launch (location):
Jan. 23, 1970 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta N-6
Weight (kg):
309
Shape:
cubical with three solar
panels
Dimensions (m):
1 x 1 x 1.2 (main body)
Power source:
solar panels plus NiCd
batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:
RCA
Project manager:
William W. Jones
Spacecraft manager:
Charles M. Hunter
Objectives:
Evaluate operational prototype of
second-generation Improved TIROS satellite.
Equipment:
2 AVCS
2 Automatic Picture Transmission
systems (APT)
2 Scanning Radiometers (SR)
Results:
Successful; turned over to NOAA in
June 1970 (project funded by NASA). Launched with Oscar 5
amateur radio operators satellite.
Reference: NASA, "ITOS 1 Mission Operations Report," S-601-69-10, Dec. 22, 1969