United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena BSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Alouette 2
Launched
November 29, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Alouette 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena B from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 29, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 294th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 502nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor SLV-2 Agena B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor SLV-2 Agena B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 294th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 502nd orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 6 components; 7 still in orbit
- Alouette 2 · NORAD 1804 · in orbit
- Explorer 31 · NORAD 1806 · in orbit
Agena B 6102 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 5th this year · 195th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Alouette 2 launch?
Alouette 2 launched on November 29, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Alouette 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Alouette 2?
Thor SLV-2 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Alouette 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Alouette 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Alouette 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).