United States Air ForceThor DeltaSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros 4
Launched
February 8, 1962
Image: NOAA
Summary
Tiros 4 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 8, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 75th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 146th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor Delta flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor Delta flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 75th launch4th this yearhumanity's 146th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weather satellite program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 75th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
176 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros 4 launch?
Tiros 4 launched on February 8, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros 4?
Thor Delta, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta spec sheet
Where did Tiros 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Tiros 4 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.