Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
ISIS 1 (International Satellite for Ionosphere Studies) was an ionospheric observatory instrumented with sweep- and fixed-frequency ionosondes, a VLF receiver, energetic and soft particle detectors, an ion mass spectrometer, an electrostatic probe, an electrostatic analyzer, a beacon transmitter…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta E1
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E1
Thor Delta E1: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionEarth Science · Elliptical
Earth Science · Elliptical
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISIS 1 1969-009A | Payload | 576 × 3440 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B 1969-009B | Rocket body | 574 × 3282 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| ISIS 1 DEB 1969-009C | Debris | 556 × 2470 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| ISIS 1 DEB 1969-009D | Debris | 561 × 2544 km · 88.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1969-009. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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