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Launch · COSPAR 1960-016 · 23 Nov 1960

TIROS 2

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

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

4

80% 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 · 5

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
TIROS 2631960-016ADecayedLEO160 / 163 km48.44°18 May 2014—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B641960-016BDecayedLEO196 / 208 km48.47°24 Sept 1981—

Debris Debris · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 DEB741960-016CDecayedLEO238 / 250 km48.54°10 May 1989—
DELTA 1 DEB751960-016DDecayedLEO209 / 225 km48.50°25 Jan 1990—
TIROS 2 DEB59221960-016EInactiveLEO969 / 1,030 km47.03°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1960-016
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
23 Nov 1960
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY5A9MGCE9QS19MV6H8

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1960-016; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

TIROS 2 — Launch 1960-016, 23 Nov 1960 | SatelliteIndex