LAUNCH MISSION
USAF Thor Delta L HEOS 2
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Description
HEOS 2 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft with a highly eccentric orbit whose apogee occurred at high latitude. Its primary scientific mission was the investigation of interplanetary space and the high-latitude magnetosphere and its boundary in the region around the northern neutral point.
Thor Delta L
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.