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SuccessHEOS 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 5, 1968, 18:55 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 5, 1968, 18:55 UTC – Thursday, Dec 5, 1968, 18:55 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
HEOS 1
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
HEOS 1 (Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite) was an earth-orbiting, spin-stabilized satellite that was launched by ESA. The spacecraft objectives were to study interplanetary magnetic fields, cosmic rays, the solar wind, and the magnetosheath.
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