TIROS-6
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
08:53:08
Tuesday September 18, 1962
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Mission Details
Launch Notes
Final flight of Thor-Delta
TIROS-6
TIROS 6 (also called TIROS-F) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
128 kilograms
Rocket
Launch Site
Stats
Thor-Delta
12th
Mission
6th
Mission of 1962
1962
54th
Orbital launch attempt