December 21, 1963 9:30 am
Tiros 8
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Thor Delta B
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
09:30 UTC
Window Close
09:30 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 21, 1963 · 09:30 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Tiros 8
Rocket
Thor Delta B
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 17B
Launch Overview
Window Open
09:30 UTC
Window Close
09:30 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 21, 1963 · 09:30 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Tiros 8
Rocket
Thor Delta B
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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