Thor-Able II 148
Thor-Able II vehicle 148 successfully launched TIROS 1 on 1 April 1960. The experimental satellite returned 22,952 usable cloud-cover photographs and demonstrated that satellites could support global weather observation.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor 148TIROS I launch vehicleThor-Able II flight 1
- Name
- Thor-Able II 148
- Slug
- thor-able-ii-148
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Thor-Able II vehicle 148 successfully launched TIROS 1 on 1 April 1960. The experimental satellite returned 22,952 usable cloud-cover photographs and demonstrated that satellites could support global weather observation.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7w6fegw5gvpzk9pf6gdz5rpn8af54g
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tiros/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:56:29 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:56:29 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-04-01
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-04-01
- Serial Number
- 148
- Vehicle Code
- TIROS 1