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TIROS 1 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 29
Int'l Code: 1960-002B
Perigee: 626.6 km
Apogee: 658.7 km
Inclination: 48.4 °
Period: 97.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 7013 km
RCS: 0.8537 m2 (medium)
Launch date: April 1, 1960
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

TIROS-1 (or TIROS-A) was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites. The TIROS Program was NASA's first experimental step to determine if satellites could be useful in the study of the Earth. At that time, the effectiveness of satellite observations was still unproven. Since satellites were a new technology, the TIROS Program also tested various design issues for spacecraft: instruments, data and operational parameters. The goal was to improve satellite applications for Earth-bound decisions, such as "should we evacuate the coast because of the hurricane?".
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Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 00029U 60002B   25190.75041727  .00000203  00000-0  56982-4 0  9998
2 00029  48.3769 211.1923 0022913 235.3184 124.5570 14.78049293491467
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC