LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor Delta E1 HEOS 1

Name: USAF Thor Delta E1 HEOS 1
Start: 1968-12-05T18:55:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Status

Success

DATE

5 DEC 1968

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Description

HEOS 1 (Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite) was an earth-orbiting, spin-stabilized satellite that was launched by ESA. The spacecraft objectives were to study interplanetary magnetic fields, cosmic rays, the solar wind, and the magnetosheath.

Thor Delta E1

Rocket Description

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

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