TIROS-2とは 意味・読み方・使い方

TIROS 2 (or TIROS-B) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellite. TIROS 2 was launched on 11 November 1960 at 6:13 a.m., by a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft functioned nominally until 22 January 1961. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 98 minutes, at an inclination of 48.5°. Its perigee was 609 kilometres (329 nmi) and apogee was 742 kilometres (401 nmi).