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Thor Able II | Tiros 1

April 1, 1960 at 11:40 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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April 1, 1960 at 11:40 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Thor Able II
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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

Vehicle

Thor Able II

Thor · Able II

Height

27.3 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

1

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Thor Able II | Transit 1A

September 17, 1959 at 2:34 PM UTC