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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceThor Delta E1
Launched 1968-01-11 16:16 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
2nd
orbital launch attempt in 1968
United States Air Force
2nd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2E
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
61 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
28m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
540kg
Liftoff thrust
1,450kN
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