September 18, 1962 8:53 am
Tiros 6
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Thor Delta
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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NASA’s TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
Launch Overview
Window Open
08:53 UTC
Window Close
08:53 UTC
Lift Off
Sep 18, 1962 · 08:53 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Tiros 6
Rocket
Thor Delta
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
NASA’s TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch Overview
Window Open
08:53 UTC
Window Close
08:53 UTC
Lift Off
Sep 18, 1962 · 08:53 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Tiros 6
Rocket
Thor Delta
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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