USAF Thor Able II Tiros 1

Name: USAF Thor Able II Tiros 1
Start: 1960-04-01T11:40:09.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Able II

Status

Success

Date

1 APR 1960

11:40

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Thor Able II

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Height

27.3 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

52 T

Thrust

668 kN