RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 18, 1962, 08:53
- Launch designation
- 1962 A PSI
- Mission
- Tiros F2
- Flight name
- Tiros 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 318/D012
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 776 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.129 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiros 6 | 1962 A PSI 1NORAD 397 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Meteorology | 127 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.