Tiros 4
Thor Delta
United States Air Force
Mission
Tiros 4
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch Cost: $7,270,000
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weather satellite program.
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.
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.
