TIROS-1
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Launch date | April 1, 1960 |
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 |
Harvard designation | 1960 β 2 |
Rocket | Thor-Able |
Apogee altitude | 665 kilometers (413 mi) |
SATCAT no. | 29 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2333235 |
About TIROS-1
TIROS I was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.