LAUNCH MISSION

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

Status

Success

1 APR 1960

United States Air Force

Space Launch Complex 17A

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

Thor Able II

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