USAF Thor Delta B Tiros 7

Name: USAF Thor Delta B Tiros 7
Start: 1963-06-19T09:50:01.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta B

Status

Success

Date

19 JUN 1963

09:50

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.

Rocket

Thor Delta B

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

51 T

Thrust

667 kN