United States Air ForceThor Delta CSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros 10
Launched
July 2, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Tiros 10 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta C from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 2, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 269th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 450th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor Delta C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tiros 10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 760 × 840 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta C · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 7th Thor Delta C flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 269th launch38th this yearhumanity's 450th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiros 10 · NORAD 1430 · 1965-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIROS 10
- Object ID
- 1965-051A
- Epoch
- 1965-07-02 08:31:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.29685258 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056131
- Inclination
- 98.6526°
- Ascending node
- 81.7783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 247.8419°
- Mean anomaly
- 111.573°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Tiros 10 · NORAD 1430 · in orbit
Delta 32 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 147th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros 10 launch?
Tiros 10 launched on July 2, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros 10?
Thor Delta C, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta C spec sheet
Where did Tiros 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Tiros 10 reach?
Tiros 10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 760 × 840 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Tiros 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).