1968 · United States Air Force

GEOS B

successThor Delta E1 | GEOS B

The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.

Overview

Date / time: January 11, 1968 at 04:16 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission: GEOS B
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

Thor Delta E1 →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)

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