MISSION NAME
Tiros 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
1 APR 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Description
TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Thor Able II
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.