United States Air ForceThor Delta ESpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GEOS A
Launched
November 6, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
GEOS A launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 6, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 292nd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 493rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Delta E flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Delta E flightUnited States Air Force's 292nd launch61st this yearhumanity's 493rd orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; 8 still in orbit
- Explorer 29 · NORAD 1726 · in orbit
Delta 34 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 155th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
213 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GEOS A launch?
GEOS A launched on November 6, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GEOS A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GEOS A?
Thor Delta E, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E spec sheet
Where did GEOS A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was GEOS A going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did GEOS A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).