TIROS I Thor Able launch, 1140 UTC 1 April 1960 Published on March 31, 2013 in 1 April 1960, 11:40:09 UTC, T minus ZeroFull resolution (1176 × 1364) Next → TIROS-1/Thor-Able 148 launches from Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 11:40:09 UTC, 1 April 1960. (NASA)