Thor SLV-2 Agena B
SuccessAlouette 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Nov 29, 1965, 04:48 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Nov 29, 1965, 04:48 UTC – Monday, Nov 29, 1965, 04:48 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
Alouette 2
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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