Tiros 2
Thor Delta
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Tiros 2
Type: Earth Science
A spin stabilized meteorological satellite. The second in 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 Delta – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 31 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 54 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 226 kg
The Thor Delta was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1960-05-13. Thor Delta has 8 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 9 launches. American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military’s Thor-Delta.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
