TIROS-5
 TIROS 5 satellite during inspection. | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Harvard designation | 1962 αα1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-025A |
| SATCAT no. | 309 |
| Mission duration | 11 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | TIROS |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro / GSFC |
| Launch mass | 129.3 kilograms (285 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | June 19, 1962, 12:14 UTC LC-17A |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | May 14, 1963 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.02695[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 586 kilometers (364 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 972 kilometers (604 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 58.08°[1] |
| Period | 100 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | June 19, 1962[1] |
| Instruments | |
| Television Camera System | |
TIROS → | |
TIROS 5 (also called TIROS-E and A-50) was a spin-stabilized
Launch
TIROS 5 was launched on June 19, 1962, by a
Mission
TIROS 5 was designed to further demonstrate the capability of a
A single monopole antenna for reception of ground commands extended from the top of the cover assembly. A pair of crossed-dipole
The interaction between the induced magnetic field in the spacecraft and the Earth's magnetic field provided the necessary torque for attitude control. TIROS-5 was equipped with two 1.27-cm vidicon TV cameras, one medium angle and one wide angle, for taking Earth cloudcover pictures. The pictures were transmitted directly to either of two ground receiving stations or were stored in a tape recorder on board for subsequent playback depending on whether the satellite was within or beyond the communication range of the station. The greater orbital inclination of TIROS 5 (58° vs 48° for previous TIROS spacecraft) extended the effective TV coverage from 65° N to 65° S lat.
With the exception of the failure of the medium-angle camera 17 days after launch, the satellite performed normally until May 14, 1963, when it was deactivated after the shutter electronics failed on the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "TIROS 5". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "TIROS 5 (1962-025A)". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
External links
- Real Time Satellite Tracking - TIROS 5. N2yo.com.
