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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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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterThor SLV-2 Agena B
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2 Agena B
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MissionEarth Science · LEO
Earth Science · LEO
What it put in orbit11 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOUETTE 2 1965-098A | Payload | 500 × 2611 km · 79.8° | Globe |
| EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X) 1965-098B | Payload | 503 × 2784 km · 79.8° | Globe |
| THOR AGENA B R/B 1965-098C | Rocket body | 500 × 2613 km · 79.8° | Globe |
| THOR AGENA B DEB 1965-098D | Debris | re-entered 2002-09-24 | |
| THOR AGENA B DEB 1965-098E | Debris | re-entered 2001-11-07 | |
| THOR AGENA B DEB 1965-098F | Debris | 475 × 1579 km · 79.8° | Globe |
| THOR AGENA B DEB 1965-098G | Debris | 475 × 1600 km · 79.6° | Globe |
| THOR AGENA B DEB 1965-098H | Debris | 503 × 2551 km · 79.9° | Globe |
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| THOR AGENA B DEB 1965-098J | Debris | 499 × 2519 km · 79.7° | Globe |
| ALOUETTE 2 DEB 1965-098K | Debris | re-entered 1992-02-11 | |
| ALOUETTE 2 DEB 1965-098L | Debris | re-entered 1999-12-15 |
COSPAR ID 1965-098. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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