Thor Delta | Tiros 5
Status: Success | Launched: Jun 19, 1962 12:19 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor Delta — Thor family
Mission
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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