Status
Success
TIROS-N
Launch Time
Fri Oct 13, 1978 11:23 UTC
Fri Oct 13, 1978 11:23 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TIROS-N
TIROS-N satellite is the first of the TIROS-N series. It was a weather satellite launched on 13 October 1978. It was designed to be operational for 2 years. It was managed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and designed and launched by NASA. The spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized. TIROS-N was operated for 868 days until deactivated by NOAA on 27 February 1981.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 734.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-3W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1978
99th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Star
2nd mission
1st mission of 1978
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission