United States Air ForceThor DeltaSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros 5
Launched
June 19, 1962
Image: NOAA
Summary
Tiros 5 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 19, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 93rd launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 174th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor Delta flight and the 4th 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
- 7th Thor Delta flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 93rd launch22nd this yearhumanity's 174th orbital launch attempt32nd 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 weathersatellite program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 83rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros 5 launch?
Tiros 5 launched on June 19, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros 5?
Thor Delta, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta spec sheet
Where did Tiros 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Tiros 5 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.