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Tiros 1

Thor Able II

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Tiros 1

Type: Earth Science

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

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

888 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Thor Able II – McDonnell Douglas

  • Family: Thor
  • Length: 27.3 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 52 T

The Thor Able II was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1959-01-23. Thor Able II has 1 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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