United States Air ForceThor DeltaSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros 2
Launched
November 23, 1960
Image: NOAA
Summary
Tiros 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 23, 1960. It was United States Air Force's 34th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 86th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Delta flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Delta flightUnited States Air Force's 34th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 86th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
A spin stabilized meteorological satellite. The second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 5th this year · 47th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
103 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros 2 launch?
Tiros 2 launched on November 23, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros 2?
Thor Delta, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta spec sheet
Where did Tiros 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Tiros 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.