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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceThor Able II
Launched 1960-04-01 11:40:09 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
6th
orbital launch attempt in 1960
United States Air Force
5th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
20 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
27.3m
Diameter
2.4m
Liftoff thrust
668kN
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