Thor Delta
SuccessTiros 6 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Sep 18, 1962, 08:53 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Sep 18, 1962, 08:53 UTC – Tuesday, Sep 18, 1962, 08:53 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 6
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
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