Thor Able II | Tiros 1

Launch information

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Mission description

TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Able II | Tiros 1’.

Launch image Thor Able II | Tiros 1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 1, 1960, 11:40 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Tiros 1 (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Able II

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Able II | Tiros 1’ 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
29 TIROS 1 LEO 48.38 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Able II | Tiros 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#60

To this date

Location Launch

#34

To this date

Pad Launch

#7

To this date

Agency Launch

#16

To this date

Orbital Launch

#6

Year 1960

Location Launch

#4

Year 1960

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1960

Agency Launch

#5

Year 1960

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