Tiros 10

USA

Launch data:

Designation	01430 / 65051A
Launch date	02 Jul 1965 - 04:07 UT
Launch site	CC, LC17B
Launch vehicle	Delta-C ( #415/D32)
Mission	Meteorology
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	721 x 807 km
Inclination	98.8°
Period	100.1 min

Test satellite for the Tiros Operational Satellite (TOS)

Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch
Dry mass	127 kg
Dimension	was in the form of an 18-sided right prism, 107 cm across opposite corners and 56 cm high
Solar array
Stabilization	spin-stabilized (between 8 and 12 rpm)
DC power
Design lifetime

Can be heard at 136.235 MHz

The satellite was equipped with two identical wide-angle TV cameras with 1.27 cm vidicon for taking earth cloudcover pictures. The pictures could be transmitted directly to either of two ground receiving stations or stored in a tape recorder on board for subsequent playback if the spacecraft was beyond the communication range of the station.

End of life

Out of service	31 Jul 1966
Cause	desactivated, still in orbite

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref: #7, #228 - update: 05.10.20