Thor Delta E1
SuccessGEOS B · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Jan 11, 1968, 16:16 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Jan 11, 1968, 16:16 UTC – Thursday, Jan 11, 1968, 16:16 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
GEOS B
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
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