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Tiros 2

Thor Delta

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Tiros 2

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $7,270,000

A spin stabilized meteorological satellite. The second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed the launch of 145 rockets, including 145 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

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.

Rocket

McDonnell Douglas Thor Delta

American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military's Thor-Delta.

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Agency

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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