United States Air ForceThor Able IISpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor Able II | Tiros 1
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United States Air Force's 16th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 60th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 1, 11:40 – Apr 1, 11:40 UTC
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Tiros 1
TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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