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1978 · United States Air Force

Tiros-N

successAtlas F | Tiros-N

Third generation LEO meteorological satellite

Overview

Date / time: October 13, 1978 at 11:23 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission: Tiros-N
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

SM-65F Atlas →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1