Thor Delta L | HEOS 2

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Thor Delta L — Thor family

Mission

HEOS 2 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft with a highly eccentric orbit whose apogee occurred at high latitude. Its primary scientific mission was the investigation of interplanetary space and the high-latitude magnetosphere and its boundary in the region around the northern neutral point.

• Type: Astrophysics
• Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
• Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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