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
- 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.
- First Flight Date
- 1960-04-01
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tiros/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:56:29 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:56:29 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-04-01
- Search Name
- Thor-Able II 148 Thor 148 TIROS I launch vehicle Thor-Able II flight 1
- Serial Number
- 148
- Vehicle Code
- TIROS 1