Status
Success
TIROS-6
Launch Time
Tue Sep 18, 1962 08:53 UTC
Tue Sep 18, 1962 08:53 UTC
Final flight of Thor-Delta
Rocket
Mission Details
TIROS-6
TIROS 6 (also called TIROS-F) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 128.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1962
54th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Delta
12th mission
6th mission of 1962
11th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission