United States Air ForceThor DeltaSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros 6
Launched
September 18, 1962
Image: NOAA
Summary
Tiros 6 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 18, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 109th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 197th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Thor Delta flight and the 6th 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
- 9th Thor Delta flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 109th launch38th this yearhumanity's 197th orbital launch attempt55th 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
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 5th this year · 87th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros 6 launch?
Tiros 6 launched on September 18, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros 6?
Thor Delta, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta spec sheet
Where did Tiros 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Tiros 6 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.