United States Air ForceThor DM-21 Agena-BSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Alouette 1
Launched
September 29, 1962
Image: USAF
Summary
Alouette 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 29, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 110th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 199th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 36th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight · 15th this yearUnited States Air Force's 110th launch39th this yearhumanity's 199th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Canadian small ionospheric observatory instrumented with an ionospheric sounder, a VLF receiver, an energetic particle detector, and a cosmic noise experiment.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 4th this year · 71st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Alouette 1 launch?
Alouette 1 launched on September 29, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Alouette 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Alouette 1?
Thor DM-21 Agena-B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Agena-B spec sheet
Where did Alouette 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Alouette 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.