Tiros 8 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
21 Dec 1963, 9:30am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Tiros 8
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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