NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

TIROS-7

Launch Time
Wed Jun 19, 1963 09:50 UTC

Rocket

Delta B
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 375 kg
Payload to GTO: 68 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

TIROS-7

TIROS-7 (also called TIROS-G or A-52) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the seventh in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1963

33rd orbital launch attempt

Delta B

5th mission
4th mission of 1963
5th successful mission