Status
Success
TIROS-5
Launch Time
Tue Jun 19, 1962 12:19 UTC
Tue Jun 19, 1962 12:19 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TIROS-5
TIROS 5 (also called TIROS-E and A-50) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the fifth 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
31st orbital launch attempt
Thor-Delta
10th mission
4th mission of 1962
9th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission