Tiros 1
Thor Able II
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
872 rockets have launched from 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
