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1973 · United States Air Force

IMP 8

successDelta 1604 | IMP 8

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

Overview

Date / time
October 26, 1973 at 02:26 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
IMP 8
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 1604 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

EXPLORER 50 (IMP-8)
HEO