USAF Thor Delta E GEOS A

Name: USAF Thor Delta E GEOS A
Start: 1965-11-06T18:38:43.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta E

Status

Success

Date

6 NOV 1965

18:38

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.

Rocket

Thor Delta E

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

69 T

Thrust

1,452 kN