Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta
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MissionEarth Science · SSO
Earth Science · SSO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIROS 6 1962-047A | Payload | 572 × 585 km · 58.3° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B 1962-047B | Rocket body | re-entered 1983-01-10 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB [YO] 1962-047C | Debris | re-entered 2019-01-11 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB [YO] 1962-047D | Debris | re-entered 1989-04-05 | |
| TIROS 6 DEB 1962-047E | Debris | re-entered 1992-05-26 | |
| TIROS 6 DEB 1962-047F | Debris | 601 × 619 km · 58.3° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1962-047. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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