TIROS-10
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TIROS-10 (also called TIROS OT-1) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the tenth and last in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
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- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- ESSA-1
- Follows
- TIROS-9
- Diameter
- 107
- Mass
- 127
- Manufacturer
- RCA Corporation
- Image
- Tiros 10.jpg
- Height
- 56
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1965-07-02
- space launch vehicle
- Delta C
- Commons category
- TIROS 10
- powered by
- nickel–cadmium battery
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- Launch
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TIROS-10 (also called TIROS OT-1) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the tenth and last in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
== Launch == TIROS-10 was launched on July 2, 1965, by a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. The spacecraft functioned nominally until July 31, 1966. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 100 minutes, at an inclination of 98°. Its perigee was and apogee was .
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