Atlas F
SuccessTiros-N · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Oct 13, 1978, 11:23 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Oct 13, 1978, 11:23 UTC – Friday, Oct 13, 1978, 11:23 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Tiros-N
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
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