Thor Able II
SuccessTiros 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Apr 1, 1960, 11:40 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Apr 1, 1960, 11:40 UTC – Friday, Apr 1, 1960, 11:40 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Tiros 1
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
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