USAF Thor Delta L HEOS 2

Name: USAF Thor Delta L HEOS 2
Start: 1972-01-31T17:20:02.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thor Delta L

Status

Success

Date

31 JAN 1972

17:20

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Thor Delta L

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

35 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

89 T

Thrust

1,452 kN