Thor Delta C | Tiros 9

Launch information

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Mission description

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta C | Tiros 9’.

Launch image Thor Delta C | Tiros 9

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: Jan. 22, 1965, 7:52 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Tiros 9 (SSO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Delta C

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Delta C | Tiros 9’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
978 TIROS 9 MEO 96.4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Delta C | Tiros 9’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#397

To this date

Location Launch

#128

To this date

Pad Launch

#27

To this date

Agency Launch

#236

To this date

Orbital Launch

#5

Year 1965

Location Launch

#2

Year 1965

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1965

Agency Launch

#5

Year 1965

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