MISSION NAME
HEOS 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
5 DEC 1968
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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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.
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Thor Delta E1
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.