RocketThor Delta B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 21, 1963, 09:30
- Launch designation
- 1963-054
- Mission
- Tiros H
- Flight name
- Tiros 8
- Vehicle flight ID
- 371/D022
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 929 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.122 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiros 8 | 1963-054ANORAD 716 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Meteorology | 120 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.