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Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1
Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1 launched on Thu, Jan 30, 1969, 06:46 AM UTC — a United States Air Force mission.
Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Lifted offNET Jan 1969
NET Thu, Jan 30, 1969, 06:46 AM UTC
Mission profile
The flight at a glance
Thor Delta E1Vehicle
United States Air ForceProvider
Space Launch Complex 2EPad
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USALocation
Earth ScienceMission type
Elliptical OrbitOrbit
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for Thor Delta E1 to Elliptical Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 8:00
SimulatedRepresentative Thor Delta E1 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Isis 1
ISIS 1 (International Satellite for Ionosphere Studies) was an ionospheric observatory instrumented with sweep- and fixed-frequency ionosondes, a VLF receiver, energetic and soft particle detectors, an ion mass spectrometer, an electrostatic probe, an electrostatic analyzer, a beacon transmitter, and a cosmic noise experiment.
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What time does Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1 launch?
Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1 is scheduled to lift off Thu, Jan 30, 1969, 06:46 AM UTC.
Where can I watch Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1?
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Who is launching Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1?
Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1 is an United States Air Force mission flying on a Thor Delta E1.
Where does Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1 launch from?
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.