MISSION NAME
Pageos
Status
Success
DATE
24 JUN 1966
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Description
The PAGEOS (Passive Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a 30.48 m inflatable sphere, and had no instrumentation on board.
Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Rocket Description
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.