1960 · United States Air Force
Tiros 1
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TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 1, 1960 at 11:40 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Tiros 1
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit