USAF Thor Delta Tiros 6

Name: USAF Thor Delta Tiros 6
Start: 1962-09-18T08:53:08.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta

Status

Success

Date

18 SEP 1962

08:53

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

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

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

54 T

Thrust

667 kN