RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 8, 1962, 12:43
- Launch designation
- 1962 BET
- Mission
- NASA A-9
- Flight name
- Tiros 4
- Vehicle flight ID
- 317/D007
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 944 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.131 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiros 4 | 1962 BET 1NORAD 226 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Meteorology | 129 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.