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Satellite Fact Sheet
Itos A
Improved Tiros Operational Satellite
, also called Tiros M
General
Designation
04320 / 70008A
Launch date
23 Jan 1970
Country of origin
United States
Mission
Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee
1431/1477 km
Inclination
101.4°
Period
115 min
Launch vehicle
Thor Delta #76
Mass at launch
310 kg
This satellite is an evolved
Tiros
: it enables real time observation, night and day.
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