United States Air ForceThor Burner 2Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aurora 1 & SECOR 9
Launched
June 29, 1967
Summary
Aurora 1 & SECOR 9 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 2 from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 29, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 404th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 721st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Burner 2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of EGRS IX, one of 5 catalogued objects, from July 28, 1967, was 3,805 × 3,953 km inclined 89.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Burner 2 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Burner 2 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 404th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 721st orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EGRS IX · NORAD 2861 · 1967-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
- Object ID
- 1967-065A
- Epoch
- 1967-07-28 06:49:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 8.36602641 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0072319
- Inclination
- 89.8197°
- Ascending node
- 292.7795°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.1389°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.3538°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 241
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- EGRS IX · NORAD 2861 · in orbit
- Aurora 1 · NORAD 2876 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Aurora 1 was a small satellite to study the northern and southern lights (Aurora borealis and Aurora australis). SECOR 9 was a small geodetic spacecraft used to precisely determine points on the earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 2nd this year · 269th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
141 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Aurora 1 & SECOR 9 launch?
Aurora 1 & SECOR 9 launched on June 29, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aurora 1 & SECOR 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aurora 1 & SECOR 9?
Thor Burner 2, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 2 spec sheet
Where did Aurora 1 & SECOR 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Aurora 1 & SECOR 9 reach?
The tracked orbit of EGRS IX, one of 5 catalogued objects, from July 28, 1967, was 3,805 × 3,953 km inclined 89.8°.
How many satellites did Aurora 1 & SECOR 9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).