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1968 · United States Air Force

HEOS 1

successThor Delta E1 | HEOS 1

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.

Overview

Date / time
December 5, 1968 at 06:55 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
HEOS 1
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor Delta E1 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

HEOS-A1
HEO