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About this launch
ISIS 2 was an ionospheric observatory instrumented with a sweep- and a fixed-frequency ionosonde, a VLF receiver, energetic and soft particle detectors, an ion mass spectrometer, an electrostatic probe, a retarding potential analyzer, a beacon transmitter, a cosmic noise experiment, and two…
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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
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MissionEarth Science · LEO
Earth Science · LEO
What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISIS 2 1971-024A | Payload | 1356 × 1425 km · 88.2° | Globe |
| THOR DELTA 1 R/B 1971-024B | Rocket body | 1351 × 1422 km · 88.2° | Globe |
| THOR DELTA 1 DEB 1971-024C | Debris | 1357 × 1424 km · 88.3° | Globe |
| ISIS 2 DEB 1971-024D | Debris | 1312 × 1390 km · 88.2° | Globe |
| THOR DELTA 1 DEB 1971-024E | Debris | 1244 × 1343 km · 88.2° | Globe |
| THOR DELTA 1 DEB 1971-024F | Debris | 1279 × 1332 km · 88.1° | Globe |
| THOR DELTA 1 DEB 1971-024G | Debris | 1276 × 1345 km · 88.2° | Globe |
| THOR DELTA 1 DEB 1971-024H | Debris | 1320 × 1351 km · 88.2° | Globe |
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| THOR DELTA 1 DEB 1971-024J | Debris | 1288 × 1342 km · 88.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1971-024. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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