November 29, 1965 4:48 am
Alouette 2
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Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Canadian small ionospheric observatory instrumented with a sweep-frequency ionospheric sounder, a VLF receiver, an energetic particle experiment, a cosmic noise experiment, and an electrostatic probe.
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:48 UTC
Window Close
04:48 UTC
Lift Off
Nov 29, 1965 · 04:48 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Alouette 2
Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Canadian small ionospheric observatory instrumented with a sweep-frequency ionospheric sounder, a VLF receiver, an energetic particle experiment, a cosmic noise experiment, and an electrostatic probe.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 2E
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:48 UTC
Window Close
04:48 UTC
Lift Off
Nov 29, 1965 · 04:48 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Alouette 2
Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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