TIROS-N
Mission information
- Name
- TIROS-N
- Alternate Names
- Television Infrared Observation Satellite-N
- Satellite ID
- ZGHP-1316-2648-0332-2413
- NORAD ID
- 11060
- Website
- https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/meteorological-satellite-tiros/nasm_A19650289000
- Country of Origin
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United States of America
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image
Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 1978-10-13T00:00:00+00:00
Description
TIROS-N was an operational meteorological satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-84. The satellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth's atmosphere, its surface and cloudcover, and the near-space environment.
SatNOGS Links
Mode V
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- CW
- Downlink Frequency
- 137770000
APT
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- APT
- Downlink Frequency
- 137500000
- Baud
- 34000
Telemetry / Data ?
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 1698000000
- Baud
- 100000
- Unconfirmed
- Yes
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for TIROS-N in the last 24h
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (SatNOGS)
- TLE Updated
- 2025-10-28 04:48:19 UTC
- TLE Set
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1 11060U 78096A 25300.92447961 .00000243 00000+0 13561-3 0 9997
2 11060 98.4764 327.2755 0010244 189.5456 170.5528 14.19260305645800