Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
11:13:03
Wednesday November 23, 1960
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TIROS 2 (or TIROS-B) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites. It re-entered in May 2014.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
127 kilograms
3rd
Mission
3rd
Mission of 1960
31st
Orbital launch attempt