TIROS-6
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TIROS 6 (also called TIROS-F) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
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- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- TIROS-7
- Follows
- TIROS-5
- Diameter
- 107
- Mass
- 127.5
- Manufacturer
- RCA Corporation
- Image
- Extratropical cyclone by TIROS 6 (Dec. 29, 1962)-repair.jpg
- Height
- 56
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1962-09-18
- space launch vehicle
- Thor-Delta
- Commons category
- TIROS 6
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
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Encyclopedic overview
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TIROS 6 (also called TIROS-F) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
== Launch == TIROS 6 was launched on September 18, 1962, by a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. The spacecraft functioned nominally until October 21, 1962. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 1 hour and 38 minutes, at an inclination of 58.3°. Its perigee was and apogee was .
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