United States Air ForceThor Delta CSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tiros 9
Launched
January 22, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Tiros 9 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta C from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 22, 1965. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 236th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 398th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor Delta C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta C · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor Delta C flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 236th launch5th this yearhumanity's 398th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- Tiros 9 · NORAD 978 · in orbit
Delta 28 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 128th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tiros 9 launch?
Tiros 9 launched on January 22, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiros 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiros 9?
Thor Delta C, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta C spec sheet
Where did Tiros 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Tiros 9 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Tiros 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).