USAF Thor Delta E1 IMP G

Name: USAF Thor Delta E1 IMP G
Start: 1969-06-21T08:47:58.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2W

Thor Delta E1

Status

Failure

Date

21 JUN 1969

08:47

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Satellite instrumented to study interplanetary magnetic fields, energetic particles, and plasma.

Rocket

Thor Delta E1

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Elliptical 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