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Launch · COSPAR 1960-002 · 01 Apr 1960

TIROS 1

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

2

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
TIROS 1291960-002BUnknownLEO617 / 649 km48.38°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR ABLE R/B281960-002ADecayedLEO163 / 168 km48.34°03 Jul 1991—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR ABLE DEB [YO]1011960-002CDecayedLEO177 / 177 km48.47°17 Apr 1983—
THOR ABLE DEB [YO]1151960-002DInactiveLEO553 / 590 km48.16°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1960-002
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
01 Apr 1960
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY5A9MGCE9QS19MV6GT

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1960-002; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

TIROS 1 — Launch 1960-002, 01 Apr 1960 | SatelliteIndex