USAF Thor Delta E1 GEOS B

Name: USAF Thor Delta E1 GEOS B
Start: 1968-01-11T16:16:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thor Delta E1

Status

Success

Date

11 JAN 1968

16:16

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, 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 E1

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

28 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

68 T

Thrust

1,450 kN