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Description
TIROS II ready for launch. This satellite was launched on November 23, 1960.Launch vehicle was a Thor-Delta rocket that placed the satellite in an inclinedorbit (50 degrees to Equator) at about 420 nautical miles. Cover of WeatherBureau Topics for November 1960.
Display Date
1960 November
Location
Florida, Cape Canaveral
Collection
NOAA in Space
Rockets and Launches
Keywords
Space
Rocket
Launch