United States Air ForceThor-DeltaSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros-3
Launched
July 12, 1961
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC)
Summary
TIROS-3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor-Delta from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 12, 1961. It was United States Air Force's 50th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 115th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd 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
- 2nd Thor-Delta flightUnited States Air Force's 50th launch12th this yearhumanity's 115th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
TIROS-3 was a NASA spin-stabilised weather satellite carrying television cameras and radiometers to image cloud cover and measure Earth's radiation budget. It photographed several 1961 Atlantic hurricanes before its instruments degraded.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 62nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
108 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TIROS-3 launch?
TIROS-3 launched on July 12, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TIROS-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TIROS-3?
Thor-Delta, flown by United States Air Force. Thor-Delta spec sheet
Where did TIROS-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was TIROS-3 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.