Designation 



Approx. 



Orbit and 



"Oceanographic" 



Prelaunch 



Launch 



Altitude 



Sensor 





Date 



km. (nm.) 



Complement 



TOS-G 



Feb. 1969 



Polar 



1,390 (750) 



2 AVCS 



Nimbus B2 



April 1969 



Polar 



1 HRIR 







1,110 (600) 



1 MRIR 

 1 IDCS 

 1 IRLS 



ATS E 



Aug. 1969 Geosync 



TIROS M 



Nimbus D 



ITOS A 



May- 



1969 



Polar 





2 AVCS 







l,'+35 



(775) 



2 APT 

 2 HRIR 



Mar. 



1970 



Polar 





1 IDCS 







1,110 



(600) 



1 IRLS 



Nov. 



1969 



Polar 











1,^35 



(775) 



2 AVCS 

 2 APT 

 2 HRIR 



ITOS B 



On call 



Polar 





2 AVCS 







1,^35 



(775) 



2 APT 

 2 HRIR 



ITOS C 



On call 



Polar 





2 AVCS 







1,^35 



(775) 



2 APT 

 2 HRIR 



Table k WASA-ESSA Meteorological Satellites Planned as of January I969- 

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