Status
Success
TIROS-4
Launch Time
Thu Feb 08, 1962 12:43 UTC
Thu Feb 08, 1962 12:43 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TIROS-4
TIROS 4 (also called TIROS-D and A9) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the fourth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 129.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1962
4th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Delta
7th mission
1st mission of 1962
6th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission