Status
Success
TIROS-1
Launch Time
Fri Apr 01, 1960 11:40 UTC
Fri Apr 01, 1960 11:40 UTC
Final flight of Thor-Able
Rocket
Mission Details
TIROS-1
TIROS-1 (or TIROS-A) was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 123.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1960
6th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Able
7th mission
2nd mission of 1960
3rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission