LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu Jan 11 1968
United States Air Force

GEOS B

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Thor Delta E1

Description:

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Thor Delta E1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E