RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 23, 1960, 11:13
- Launch designation
- 1960 PI
- Mission
- NASA A-2
- Flight name
- Tiros 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 245/D003
- Year
- Launches in 1960
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 744 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.124 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiros 2 | 1960 PI 1NORAD 63 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Meteorology | 122 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 18, 2014 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.