TIROS-8

former American weather satellite
Vehicle weather_satellite Q11836713
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TIROS-8

Summary

TIROS-8 is a weather satellite[1]. TIROS-8 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #29 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • TIROS-8's image is recorded as TIROS 8 PAYLOAD.JPG[3].
  • TIROS-8's image is recorded as Betsy from TIROS VIII Spac0010-repair.jpg[4].
  • TIROS-8's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[5].
  • TIROS-8's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • TIROS-8's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • TIROS-8's operator is recorded as Environmental Science Services Administration[8].
  • TIROS-8's follows is recorded as TIROS-7[9].
  • TIROS-8's followed by is recorded as TIROS-9[10].
  • TIROS-8's manufacturer is recorded as RCA Corporation[11].
  • TIROS-8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1963-054A[12].
  • TIROS-8's part of is recorded as TIROS[13].
  • TIROS-8's Commons category is recorded as TIROS 8[14].
  • TIROS-8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta B[15].
  • TIROS-8's SCN is recorded as 00716[16].
  • TIROS-8's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • TIROS-8's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[18].
  • TIROS-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1963-12-21T00:00:00Z[19].
  • TIROS-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[20].
  • TIROS-8's significant event is recorded as breakdown[21].
  • TIROS-8's significant event is recorded as service retirement[22].
  • TIROS-8's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B[23].
  • TIROS-8's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+56'}[24].
  • TIROS-8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+265'}[25].
  • TIROS-8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+107'}[26].
  • TIROS-8's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121d6fs_[27].

Why It Matters

TIROS-8 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #29 of 77).[2] TIROS-8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] TIROS-8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). TIROS-8. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiros-8
MLA “TIROS-8.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiros-8.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tiros-8_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{TIROS-8}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiros-8}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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