TIROS-M (ITOS-1), the first Improved TIROS Operational System meteorological satellite for NOAA cloud imaging, with University of Melbourne Australis-OSCAR 5 amateur-radio piggyback. Delta N6 from Vandenberg SLC-2W lofted both on 23 January 1970.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 327 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- of 3 Thor Delta N6 flights
- Date and time
- 23 January 1970, 11:31 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Delta N6
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1970-008
- Launches in 1970
- 8th of 124
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