LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Apr 01 1960
United States Air Force
Tiros 1
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Thor Able IIDescription:
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A